The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
189 audience votes
Key crew
- Albert MannheimerScreenplay
- George CukorDirector
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Judy HollidayBillie Dawn
- Broderick CrawfordHarry Brock
- William HoldenPaul Verrall
- Howard St. JohnJim Devery
- Frank OttoEddie
- Larry OliverCongressman Norval Hedges
- Barbara BrownMrs. Hedges
- Grandon RhodesSanborn
- Claire CarletonHelen
- Chet BrandenburgHotel Worker (uncredited)
- Charles CanePoliceman (uncredited)
- Helen Eby-RockManicurist (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
washington dc, usacongresstycoonbased on play or musicalpolitical satire