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02/02/1998

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A nouveau-riche junk dealer hires a cultured gent to teach his girlfriend about etiquette.

Comedy based on Garson Kanin's Broadway hit about a nouveau-riche junk-dealer who hires a cultured gentleman (William Holden) to teach etiquette to his girlfriend (Judy Holliday).

Sharp comedy based on Garson Kanin's Broadway hit about a nouveau-riche Washington DC junk-dealer who hires a cultured gentleman to teach his girlfriend about etiquette and the finer things in life. His plan to refine his lover backfires when she falls for her tutor.

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