# The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

**Genres:** Comedy, Music

**Duration:** 99 min

**IMDb:** [6.8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049263/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.6](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-girl-cant-help-it/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 82%, Popcornmeter: 69%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girl_cant_help_it)

## Description

A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airhead girlfriend a singing star.

## Details

**Premiere:** 02 Sep 2026 (in 13 days)

**Director:** Frank Tashlin

**Cast:** Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony, Barry Gordon, Henry Jones, John Emery, Juanita Moore, Fats Domino, The Platters, Eddie Fontaine

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4XVKl4j1VA)

## Showtimes in Frankfurt in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-02 (Wednesday)

- **[Kino im Deutschen Filmmuseum (DFF)](https://frankfurt.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/374-kino-im-deutschen-filmmuseum-dff.md) (Sachsenhausen-Nord):** [2026-09-02 20:30](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2038440885/3612381741)  (OmU)