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The Girl Can't Help It

1956 musical comedy film by Frank Tashlin
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Summary

The Girl Can't Help It is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,285 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Girl Can't Help It's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Girl Can't Help It was directed by Frank Tashlin[4].
  • Frank Tashlin wrote the screenplay for The Girl Can't Help It[5].
  • Herbert Baker wrote the screenplay for The Girl Can't Help It[6].
  • The Girl Can't Help It's composer is recorded as Bobby Troup[7].
  • The Girl Can't Help It's genre is musical film[8].
  • The Girl Can't Help It's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Tom Ewell[10].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Jayne Mansfield[11].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Edmond O'Brien[12].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Henry Jones[13].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Julie London[14].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Little Richard[15].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Gene Vincent[16].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Fats Domino[17].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was The Platters[18].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Ray Anthony[19].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Abbey Lincoln[20].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Eddie Cochran[21].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was Juanita Moore[22].
  • A cast member of The Girl Can't Help It was John Emery[23].
  • The Girl Can't Help It was produced by Frank Tashlin[24].
  • The Girl Can't Help It's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[25].
  • The Girl Can't Help It's director of photography is recorded as Leon Shamroy[26].
  • The original language of The Girl Can't Help It was English[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Girl Can't Help It was produced by Frank Tashlin[24]. It was directed by Frank Tashlin[4]. Screenwriters include Frank Tashlin[5] and Herbert Baker[6]. Cast members include Tom Ewell[10], Jayne Mansfield[11], Edmond O'Brien[12], Henry Jones[13], Julie London[14], and Little Richard[15].

Publication

The Girl Can't Help It was released on January 1, 1956[28]. The original language of it was English[27]. Genres include musical film[8] and comedy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[29].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[30] and 82%[31].

Why It Matters

The Girl Can't Help It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,285 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Abbey Lincoln Eddie Cochran Edmond O'Brien Fats Domino film Gene Vincent Jayne Mansfield Juanita Moore Julie London Little Richard Netflix Tom Ewell United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 49263
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 49263, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 121798
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 121798, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-girl-cant-help-it
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-girl-cant-help-it, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295967565|THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT (#295967565)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Frank Tashlin, Herbert Baker
    Duration → {'amount': '+93'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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