The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Written by	Frank Tashlin Herbert Baker
Produced by	Frank Tashlin
Starring	Tom Ewell Jayne Mansfield Edmond O'Brien Henry Jones Julie London
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Edited by	James B. Clark
Music by	Bobby Troup
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.3 million[1]
Box office	$6.2 million[2]

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, "Do Re Mi" by Garson Kanin.^[3] 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.^[4] The unintended result has been called the "most potent" celebration of rock music ever captured on film.^[5]

The original music score, including the title song performed by Little Richard, was by Bobby Troup, with an additional credit to Ray Anthony for the tune "Big Band Boogie".