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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The film had to jump through a few hoops to get approval for showing an unmarried couple in a sexual relationship--e.g., by having Billie always enter Harry's room through the service door, which for some reason was less objectionable.
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* PygmalionPlotPygmalionPlot: Billie is rather crass but becomes more educated and cultured with Paul's help. Because of this she realizes that Harry is a terrible person and eventually gets with Paul.
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* CatchPhrase: Harry frequently yells "Do what I'm tellin' ya!" whenever someone balks at his orders. Billie impersonates him to get his muscle to open the door after strongarming Harry into leaving her and Paul alone.
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* CorruptPolitician: Congressman Hedges, the one Harry is there to buy off.
* DomesticAbuse: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.
* DomesticAbuse: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.
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* CorruptPolitician: Congressman Hedges, the one Harry is there to buy off. \n Billie tries to get him back on the straight and narrow by reminding him of his obligations to his actual constituents, who number over 300,000.
* DaddysGirl: Billie used to be close to her hard-working single father until she got together with Harry. Her father wouldn't accept the monetary gifts she tried to give him and they stopped speaking for eight years, but she writes him again (and he writes back) after she begins her studies with Paul.
* DomesticAbuse: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign. Earlier in the film there are signs that this probably isn't the first time (mostly in her behavior when he's angry) and Harry isn't above shoving Jim around either.
* DaddysGirl: Billie used to be close to her hard-working single father until she got together with Harry. Her father wouldn't accept the monetary gifts she tried to give him and they stopped speaking for eight years, but she writes him again (and he writes back) after she begins her studies with Paul.
* DomesticAbuse: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign. Earlier in the film there are signs that this probably isn't the first time (mostly in her behavior when he's angry) and Harry isn't above shoving Jim around either.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The film had to jump through a few hoops to get approval for showing an unmarried couple in a sexual relationship--e.g., by having Billie always enter Harry's room through the service door, which for some reason was less objectionable.
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* OhCrap: After Billie insists on reading over the contracts before signing, Harry walks into the room and doesn't say ''anything.'' This makes Billie extremely nervous, and rightly so.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original play and 1950 film, Harry is noted to be a ruthless gangster who's gone as far as having people killed in order to get his way. In the 1993 film, he's merely a very unscrupulous businessman who engages in extensive bribery to get what he wants. There's no mention of him ever ordering someone's death; the worst he threatens is to ruin Paul's career as a journalist. But once it becomes clear he can't buy Paul's silence, he [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quickly realizes he's run out of defenses]].
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original play and 1950 film, Harry is noted to be a ruthless gangster who's gone as far as having people killed in order to get his way. In the 1993 film, he's merely a very unscrupulous scrupulous businessman who engages in extensive bribery to get what he wants. There's no mention of him ever ordering someone's death; the worst he threatens is to ruin Paul's career as a journalist. But once it becomes clear he can't buy Paul's silence, he [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quickly realizes he's run out of defenses]].
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original play and 1950 film, Harry is noted to be a ruthless gangster who's gone as far as having people killed in order to get his way. In the 1993 film, he's merely a very scrupulous unscrupulous businessman who engages in extensive bribery to get what he wants. There's no mention of him ever ordering someone's death; the worst he threatens is to ruin Paul's career as a journalist. But once it becomes clear he can't buy Paul's silence, he [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quickly realizes he's run out of defenses]].
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original play and 1950 film, Harry is noted to be a ruthless gangster who's gone as far as having people killed in order to get his way. In the 1993 film, he's merely a very scrupulous businessman who engages in extensive bribery to get what he wants. There's no mention of him ever ordering someone's death; the worst he threatens is to ruin Paul's career as a journalist. But once he realizes it becomes clear he can't buy Paul's silence, he [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quickly realizes he's run out of defenses]].
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* ChekhovsSkill: In the 1993 film, Billie talks during a radio interview about how she was a trained thespian in Vegas, and demonstrates her ability to memorize key phrases in order. This comes in handy when Paul gives her a list of eight sentences that will make her a hit at parties in Washington, and is able to get her to use each of them by discreetly raising a number of fingers.
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* ChekhovsSkill: In the 1993 film, Billie talks during a radio interview about how she was a trained thespian in Vegas, and demonstrates her ability to memorize key phrases in order. This comes in handy when Paul gives her a list of eight sentences that will make her a hit at parties in Washington, and is able to get her to use each of them by discreetly raising a number of fingers.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original play and 1950 film, Harry is noted to be a ruthless gangster who's gone as far as having people killed in order to get his way. In the 1993 film, he's merely a very scrupulous and corrupt businessman who engages in extensive bribery to get what he wants. There's no mention of him ever ordering someone's death; the worst he threatens is to ruin Paul's career as a journalist. But once he realizes he can't buy Paul's silence, he [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quickly realizes he's run out of defenses]].
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the original play and 1950 film, Harry is noted to be a ruthless gangster who's gone as far as having people killed in order to get his way. In the 1993 film, he's merely a very scrupulous and corrupt businessman who engages in extensive bribery to get what he wants. There's no mention of him ever ordering someone's death; the worst he threatens is to ruin Paul's career as a journalist. But once he realizes he can't buy Paul's silence, he [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quickly realizes he's run out of defenses]].
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* AdaptationalNameChange: The 1993 film changes Jim Devery's name to Ed Devery.
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* ChekhovsSkill: In the 1993 film, Billie talks during a radio interview about how she was a trained thespian in Vegas, and demonstrates her ability to memorize key phrases in order. This comes in handy when Paul gives her a list of eight sentences that will make her a hit at parties in Washington, and is able to get her to use each of them by discreetly raising a number of fingers.
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* DomesticAbuser: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.
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* DomesticAbuser: DomesticAbuse: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.
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* AmoralAttorney: Jim Devery, who serves as Harry's legal [[TheDragon Dragon.]]
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* AmoralAttorney: Jim Devery, who serves as Harry's legal [[TheDragon Dragon.]]]] Apparently he had the chance to be deputy Attorney General and describes Oliver Wendell Holmes as a personal god, and it becomes increasingly clear that he's regretting his choice.
* CorruptPolitician: Congressman Hedges, the one Harry is there to buy off.
* DrowningMySorrows: Jim is usually drinking because he's sold his self-respect to work for a crook like Harry.
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* KarmaHoudini: Harry.Harry is a ruthless gangster who's had people killed, but his only comeuppance is that Billie leaves him and he can't retaliate.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Billie starts to share her books with the maid and talks about them with her.
* NoIndoorVoice: Harry shouts practically all of his dialogue.
* NoIndoorVoice: Harry shouts practically all of his dialogue.
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* RagsToRiches: Billie grew up poor, raised by a single dad with several brothers. But her dad refused to take her money because she got it by being Harry's moll.
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* VocalDissonance: Billie enters looking haughty and elegant, daintily following the attendant around until Harry asks her opinion from across the courtyard. And she replies "WHAAAAT?" in an amazingly loud, harsh, New York accent.
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is best known for its 1950 film version directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor. The play and film starred Creator/JudyHolliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden. Another film version was made in 1993, starring Melanie Griffith, Creator/JohnGoodman and Don Johnson; it was not well-received.
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is best known for its 1950 film version directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor. The play and film starred Creator/JudyHolliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden. Another film version was made in 1993, starring Melanie Griffith, starring Creator/MelanieGriffith, Creator/JohnGoodman and Don Johnson; Creator/DonJohnson; it was not well-received.
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is best known for its 1950 film version directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor. The play and film starred Judy Holliday, Creator/JudyHolliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden. Another film version was made in 1993, starring Melanie Griffith, Creator/JohnGoodman and Don Johnson; it was not well-received.
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is best known for its 1950 film version directed by George Cukor.Creator/GeorgeCukor. The play and film starred Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden. Another film version was made in 1993, starring Melanie Griffith, Creator/JohnGoodman and Don Johnson; it was not well-received.
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->''A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.''
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-->-- '''Paul Verral'''
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is best known for its 1950 film version directed by George Cukor. The play and film starred Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden. Another film version was made in 1993, starring Melanie Griffith, Creator/JohnGoodman and Don Johnson.
Johnson; it was not well-received.
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is best known for its 1950 film version directed by George Cukor. The play and film starred Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden.
Creator/WilliamHolden. Another film version was made in 1993, starring Melanie Griffith, Creator/JohnGoodman and Don Johnson.
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People's names do not go in italics. Cleaning up the English a bit.
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A 1946 play by ''Garson Kanin,'' ''Born Yesterday'' is also best known for its 1950 film version directed by ''George Cukor.'' The play opened with ''Judy Holliday,'' who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version where she starred with ''Broderick Crawford'' and Creator/WilliamHolden.
The story concerns Harry Brock, an unscrupulous tycoon who wants even more money. To do that, he desires to buy the favors of a few congressmen. Unfortunately, his girlfriend Billie is completely lacking in social skills; to remedy this, he hires journalist Paul Verral to give her an education. Unfortunately for him, he didn't count on her realizing just what kind of man he is.
The story concerns Harry Brock, an unscrupulous tycoon who wants even more money. To do that, he desires to buy the favors of a few congressmen. Unfortunately, his girlfriend Billie is completely lacking in social skills; to remedy this, he hires journalist Paul Verral to give her an education. Unfortunately for him, he didn't count on her realizing just what kind of man he is.
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A 1946 play by ''Garson Kanin,'' Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is also best known for its 1950 film version directed by ''George Cukor.'' George Cukor. The play opened with ''Judy Holliday,'' and film starred Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version where she starred with ''Broderick Crawford'' version. Her big screen co-stars were Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden.
The story concerns Harry Brock, an unscrupulous tycoon who wants even more money.To do that, he desires He decides to buy the favors of a few congressmen.congressmen to help further his schemes. Unfortunately, his girlfriend Billie is completely lacking in social skills; to remedy this, he hires journalist Paul Verral to give her an education. Unfortunately for him, he didn't doesn't count on her realizing just what kind of man he is.
The story concerns Harry Brock, an unscrupulous tycoon who wants even more money.
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A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Garson Kanin,'' ''Born Yesterday'' is also best known for its 1950 film version directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor. ''George Cukor.'' The play opened with Judy Holliday, ''Judy Holliday,'' who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version where she starred with Broderick Crawford ''Broderick Crawford'' and Creator/WilliamHolden.
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* AmoralAttorney: Jim Devery, who serves as Harry's legal [[TheDragon Dragon]].
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!! This work features examples
* AmoralAttorney: Jim Devery, who serves as Harry's legal [[TheDragon
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* DumbBlonde: What Billie is initially. It doesn't bother her at all until Paul shows up.
--> "I'm stupid and I like it."
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* DumbBlonde: What Billie is initially. It doesn't bother her at all until Paul shows up.
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-->"I'm stupid and I like it."
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-->"I'm stupid and I like it."
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* TheGlassesGottaGo: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Billie initially doesn't wear them because she doesn't think they look good, but she starts to when she begins to read avidly under Paul's tutelage.
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* TheGlassesGottaGo: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]].{{Inverted|Trope}}. Billie initially doesn't wear them because she doesn't think they look good, but she starts to when she begins to read avidly under Paul's tutelage.
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* [[spoiler:DomesticAbuser: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.]]
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Jim's idea to have Billie take legal possession of Harry's assets to hide them from the government. [[spoiler:In the end, she refuses to give them back and uses them as leverage so that he'll leave her and Paul alone.]]
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Jim's idea to have Billie take legal possession of Harry's assets to hide them from the government. [[spoiler:In In the end, she refuses to give them back and uses them as leverage so that he'll leave her and Paul alone.]]
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* NoBadassToHisValet: Jim is much smarter than Harry, which Billie points out late in the movie. [[spoiler:It seems to flip a switch in him, and he barely lifts a finger to help his boss when Billie and Paul start to sabotage his deal.]]
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* NoBadassToHisValet: Jim is much smarter than Harry, which Billie points out late in the movie. [[spoiler:It It seems to flip a switch in him, and he barely lifts a finger to help his boss when Billie and Paul start to sabotage his deal.]]
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->''A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.''
-->'''Paul Verral'''
A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is also best known for its 1950 film version directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor. The play opened with Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version where she starred with Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden.
The story concerns Harry Brock, an unscrupulous tycoon who wants even more money. To do that, he desires to buy the favors of a few congressmen. Unfortunately, his girlfriend Billie is completely lacking in social skills; to remedy this, he hires journalist Paul Verral to give her an education. Unfortunately for him, he didn't count on her realizing just what kind of man he is.
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* AmoralAttorney: Jim Devery, who serves as Harry's legal [[TheDragon Dragon]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Harry wants to make Billie smarter so that she doesn't embarrass him in Washington society. Turns out she learns fast.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Harry.
* [[spoiler:DomesticAbuser: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.]]
* DumbBlonde: What Billie is initially. It doesn't bother her at all until Paul shows up.
--> "I'm stupid and I like it."
* GoneHorriblyRight: Jim's idea to have Billie take legal possession of Harry's assets to hide them from the government. [[spoiler:In the end, she refuses to give them back and uses them as leverage so that he'll leave her and Paul alone.]]
* GeniusDitz: She may never have read a newspaper, but no one beats Billie at gin rummy.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Billie initially doesn't wear them because she doesn't think they look good, but she starts to when she begins to read avidly under Paul's tutelage.
* HiddenDepths: Billie quickly takes to learning and proves to be very sharp once she's given the opportunity and motivation.
* HypocriticalHumor: Harry finding Billie's behavior embarrassing, when he's hardly a model of intelligence and good manners.
* InLoveWithTheGangstersGirl: Paul.
* KarmaHoudini: Harry.
* {{Malaproper}}: Both Billie and Harry at different points.
* NoBadassToHisValet: Jim is much smarter than Harry, which Billie points out late in the movie. [[spoiler:It seems to flip a switch in him, and he barely lifts a finger to help his boss when Billie and Paul start to sabotage his deal.]]
* PrettyInMink: Billie commenting on how a mink coat was one of the few things she ever wanted.
* PygmalionPlot
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Harry is the epitome of this.
* SelfMadeMan: Harry's view of himself. While it's true in that he worked hard, what he worked hard ''at'' was being a thug and a criminal.
* SimpletonVoice: Judy Holliday, who possessed a genius-level IQ in RealLife, intentionally invoked this trope to play Billie Dawn.
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-->'''Paul Verral'''
A 1946 play by Garson Kanin, ''Born Yesterday'' is also best known for its 1950 film version directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor. The play opened with Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar as Best Actress for the film version where she starred with Broderick Crawford and Creator/WilliamHolden.
The story concerns Harry Brock, an unscrupulous tycoon who wants even more money. To do that, he desires to buy the favors of a few congressmen. Unfortunately, his girlfriend Billie is completely lacking in social skills; to remedy this, he hires journalist Paul Verral to give her an education. Unfortunately for him, he didn't count on her realizing just what kind of man he is.
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* AmoralAttorney: Jim Devery, who serves as Harry's legal [[TheDragon Dragon]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Harry wants to make Billie smarter so that she doesn't embarrass him in Washington society. Turns out she learns fast.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Harry.
* [[spoiler:DomesticAbuser: Harry hits Billie after she starts questioning the ethics of his business deals and refuses to sign.]]
* DumbBlonde: What Billie is initially. It doesn't bother her at all until Paul shows up.
--> "I'm stupid and I like it."
* GoneHorriblyRight: Jim's idea to have Billie take legal possession of Harry's assets to hide them from the government. [[spoiler:In the end, she refuses to give them back and uses them as leverage so that he'll leave her and Paul alone.]]
* GeniusDitz: She may never have read a newspaper, but no one beats Billie at gin rummy.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Billie initially doesn't wear them because she doesn't think they look good, but she starts to when she begins to read avidly under Paul's tutelage.
* HiddenDepths: Billie quickly takes to learning and proves to be very sharp once she's given the opportunity and motivation.
* HypocriticalHumor: Harry finding Billie's behavior embarrassing, when he's hardly a model of intelligence and good manners.
* InLoveWithTheGangstersGirl: Paul.
* KarmaHoudini: Harry.
* {{Malaproper}}: Both Billie and Harry at different points.
* NoBadassToHisValet: Jim is much smarter than Harry, which Billie points out late in the movie. [[spoiler:It seems to flip a switch in him, and he barely lifts a finger to help his boss when Billie and Paul start to sabotage his deal.]]
* PrettyInMink: Billie commenting on how a mink coat was one of the few things she ever wanted.
* PygmalionPlot
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Harry is the epitome of this.
* SelfMadeMan: Harry's view of himself. While it's true in that he worked hard, what he worked hard ''at'' was being a thug and a criminal.
* SimpletonVoice: Judy Holliday, who possessed a genius-level IQ in RealLife, intentionally invoked this trope to play Billie Dawn.
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