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The Resource The girl can't help it, 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Frank Tashlin and Herbert Baker ; produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, (videorecording)

The girl can't help it, 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Frank Tashlin and Herbert Baker ; produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, (videorecording)

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Summary
"In 1956, Frank Tashlin brought the talent for zany visual gags and absurdist pop-culture satire that he'd honed as a master of animation to the task of capturing, in glorious DeLuxe Color, a brand-new craze: rock and roll. This blissfully bonkers jukebox musical tells the story of a mobster's bombshell girlfriend--the one and only Jayne Mansfield, in a showstopping first major film role--and the washed-up talent agent (Tom Ewell) who seeks to revive his career by turning her into a musical sensation. The only question is: Can she sing? A CinemaScope feast of eye-popping midcentury design, it bops along to a parade of performances by rock-and-roll trailblazers--including Little Richard, Fats Domino, Julie London, Eddie Cochran, the Platters, and Gene Vincent--who light up the screen with the uniquely American sound that was about to conquer the world"--Container
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (97 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
  • Wide screen (2.35:1)
  • Special features: Audio commentary featuring scholar Toby Miller; New video essay by film critic David Cairns; Interview with filmmaker John Waters; New conversation between WFMU DJs Dave "the Spazz" Abramson and Gaylord Fields about the music in the film; New interview with Eve Golden, author of "Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It"; On-set footage; Interviews with actor Jayne Mansfield (1957) and musician Little Richard (1984); Episode of Karina Longworth's podcast "You must remember this" about Mansfield; Trailer; booklet containing an essay by critic Rachel Syme and excerpts from director Frank Tashlin's 1952 book "How to Create Cartoons," with a new introduction by Ethan de Seife, author of "Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin."
Isbn
9781681439273
Instance
Label
The girl can't help it
Title
The girl can't help it
Statement of responsibility
20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Frank Tashlin and Herbert Baker ; produced and directed by Frank Tashlin
Title variation
Girl cannot help it
Contributor
Actor
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
Performer
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"In 1956, Frank Tashlin brought the talent for zany visual gags and absurdist pop-culture satire that he'd honed as a master of animation to the task of capturing, in glorious DeLuxe Color, a brand-new craze: rock and roll. This blissfully bonkers jukebox musical tells the story of a mobster's bombshell girlfriend--the one and only Jayne Mansfield, in a showstopping first major film role--and the washed-up talent agent (Tom Ewell) who seeks to revive his career by turning her into a musical sensation. The only question is: Can she sing? A CinemaScope feast of eye-popping midcentury design, it bops along to a parade of performances by rock-and-roll trailblazers--including Little Richard, Fats Domino, Julie London, Eddie Cochran, the Platters, and Gene Vincent--who light up the screen with the uniquely American sound that was about to conquer the world"--Container
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TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, James B. Clark ; music supervised and conducted by Lionel Newman
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
English dialogue; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.G516 2022
PerformerNote
Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony, Barry Gordon, Henry Jones, John Emery, Juanita Moore, Fats Domino, The Platters, Little Richard and his Band, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps, The Treniers, Eddie Cochran
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  • 1933-1967
  • 1909-1994
  • 1915-1985
  • 1926-2000
  • 1922-
  • 1948-
  • 1912-1999
  • 1905-1964
  • 1928-2017
  • 1932-2020
  • 1935-1971
  • 1938-1960
  • 1901-1974
  • 1908-2000
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  • Tashlin, Frank
  • Baker, Herbert
  • Mansfield, Jayne
  • Ewell, Tom
  • O'Brien, Edmond
  • London, Julie
  • Anthony, Ray
  • Gordon, Barry
  • Jones, Henry
  • Emery, John
  • Moore, Juanita
  • Domino, Fats
  • Little Richard
  • Vincent, Gene
  • Cochran, Eddie
  • Shamroy, Leon
  • Clark, James B.
  • Platters (Musical group)
  • Blue Caps (Musical group)
  • Treniers (Musical group)
  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
97
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
1120
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  • Gangsters
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Singers
Technique
live action
Label
The girl can't help it, 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Frank Tashlin and Herbert Baker ; produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
  • Wide screen (2.35:1)
  • Special features: Audio commentary featuring scholar Toby Miller; New video essay by film critic David Cairns; Interview with filmmaker John Waters; New conversation between WFMU DJs Dave "the Spazz" Abramson and Gaylord Fields about the music in the film; New interview with Eve Golden, author of "Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It"; On-set footage; Interviews with actor Jayne Mansfield (1957) and musician Little Richard (1984); Episode of Karina Longworth's podcast "You must remember this" about Mansfield; Trailer; booklet containing an essay by critic Rachel Syme and excerpts from director Frank Tashlin's 1952 book "How to Create Cartoons," with a new introduction by Ethan de Seife, author of "Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin."
Bar code
  • 31223139008412
  • 31223143475698
  • 31223139008479
  • 31223139008461
  • 31223139008404
  • 31223139008453
  • 31223143475680
  • 31223139008511
  • 31223139008701
  • 31223139010293
  • 31223139010285
  • 31223139008651
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (97 min.)
Isbn
9781681439273
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515270915
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC3348BD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1299251362
System details
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (2.35:1 aspect ratio); monaural.
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
The girl can't help it, 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Frank Tashlin and Herbert Baker ; produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
  • Wide screen (2.35:1)
  • Special features: Audio commentary featuring scholar Toby Miller; New video essay by film critic David Cairns; Interview with filmmaker John Waters; New conversation between WFMU DJs Dave "the Spazz" Abramson and Gaylord Fields about the music in the film; New interview with Eve Golden, author of "Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It"; On-set footage; Interviews with actor Jayne Mansfield (1957) and musician Little Richard (1984); Episode of Karina Longworth's podcast "You must remember this" about Mansfield; Trailer; booklet containing an essay by critic Rachel Syme and excerpts from director Frank Tashlin's 1952 book "How to Create Cartoons," with a new introduction by Ethan de Seife, author of "Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin."
Bar code
  • 31223139008412
  • 31223143475698
  • 31223139008479
  • 31223139008461
  • 31223139008404
  • 31223139008453
  • 31223143475680
  • 31223139008511
  • 31223139008701
  • 31223139010293
  • 31223139010285
  • 31223139008651
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (97 min.)
Isbn
9781681439273
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515270915
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC3348BD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1299251362
System details
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (2.35:1 aspect ratio); monaural.
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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