---
title: 'The Girl Can''t Help It (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Tashlin'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-girl-cant-help-it-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049263/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

1956 · 93 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 American musical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield in the lead role, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Jones, and Julie London. The picture was produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, with a screenplay adapted by Tashlin and Herbert Baker from an uncredited 1955 short story by Garson Kanin, "Do Re Mi". Filmed in DeLuxe Color, the production was originally intended as a vehicle for the American sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, with a satirical subplot involving teenagers and rock 'n' roll music. The unintended result has been called the "most potent" celebration of rock music ever captured on film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Tashlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-tashlin)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Tashlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-tashlin), [Herbert Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-baker)
- **Producer:** [Frank Tashlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-tashlin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bobby Troup](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-troup)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leon Shamroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-shamroy)
- **Editor:** [James B. Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-clark)

## Cast

- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Tom Ewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-ewell)
- [Juanita Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/juanita-moore)
- [Julie London](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-london)
- [The Platters](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-platters)
- [Ray Anthony](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-anthony)
- [Jayne Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-mansfield)
- [Eddie Cochran](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-cochran)
- [Gene Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-vincent)
- [Henry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-jones)
- [Fats Domino](https://cinepixo.com/people/fats-domino)
- [Little Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/little-richard)
- [Abbey Lincoln](https://cinepixo.com/people/abbey-lincoln)
- [John Emery](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-emery)

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