Born Yesterday
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A corrupt, tyrannical junk tycoon arrives in Washington D.C. to bribe congressmen, hiring a sophisticated liberal journalist to educate his unrefined, squeaky-voiced chorus-girl fiancée Billie Dawn in etiquette and culture, only for Billie to master the US Constitution and turn democratic civil rights against her corrupt lover. George Cukor's Oscar-winning political comedy starring Judy Holliday (Oscar Best Actress) and William Holden.
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