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Judy Holliday won the 1950 Best Actress Oscar for her brilliant and funny role as Billie Dawn, the "dumb blonde" girlfriend of Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford), a corrupt millionaire junk dealer.Brock, a man with social ambitions and a willingness to do anything to fulfill them, is embarrassed by Billie's crass behavior and lack of social sophistication.So he arranges for her to take a crash course in "culture" from a handsome, young journalist (William Holden).Billie blossoms under his kind tutelage and becomes increasingly aware of her role as a pawn in Brock's crooked business deals.Brock is surprised and outraged when Billie suddenly refuses to cooperate any longer.This is classic comedy with an unforgettable performance.
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