It Should Happen to You

Name: It Should Happen to You
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1954-01-15
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.076

★ 7,1 /10 (72 Votes)

1954 EN 86 min

Overview

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.

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Rent

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Release date

15/01/1954

Votes

Popularity

2.0

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Genres

Comedy Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

86 min

Judy Holliday

Gladys Glover

Peter Lawford

Evan Adams III

Jack Lemmon

Pete Sheppard

Michael O'Shea

Brod Clinton

Vaughn Taylor

Entrikin

Connie Gilchrist

Mrs. Riker

Walter Klavun

Bert Piazza

Whit Bissell

Robert Grau

Constance Bennett

Guest Panelist

Ilka Chase

Guest Panelist

Wendy Barrie

Guest Panelist

Melville Cooper

Guest Panelist

Chris Alcaide

Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

George Becwar

Board Member (uncredited)

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Robert Berger

Board Member (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Allie (uncredited)

Heywood Hale Broun

Sour Man in Central Park (uncredited)

Chick Chandler

TV Engineer in Booth (uncredited)

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Leo Curley

Board Member (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Bar Patron Watching TV (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

Beckhard (uncredited)

Rex Evans

Con Cooley (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

(uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Don Toddman (uncredited)

Kit Guard

New Room 7 Tenant (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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Tom Hennesy

Board Member (uncredited)

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James Hyland

Bartender (uncredited)

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Earl Keen

Board Member (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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Harold J. Kennedy

Photographer (uncredited)

Jack Kruschen

Joe (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Sound Man (uncredited)

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Stan Malotte

Board Member (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Louis Mason

Man at Macy's (uncredited)

Margaret McWade

Elderly Lady at Macy's (uncredited)

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Patrick Miller

Photographer (uncredited)

Mort Mills

Photographer (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Military Publicity Function Attendee (uncredited)

Frank Nelson

Harold at Macy's (uncredited)

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Stanley Orr

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Roger Pace

Photographer (uncredited)

John Saxon

Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

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Ted Thorpe

Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

Patrick Waltz

Photographer (uncredited)

Cora Witherspoon

Macy's Saleslady (uncredited)

Marjorie Woodworth

Blonde at Macy's (uncredited)

Mary Young

Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited)

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Charles Perry

Audience Member (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Edwin Chandler

Board Member (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Tom Cound

Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson

Shopper (uncredited)

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Raoul Freeman

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Merrill McCormick

Guest (uncredited)

James Nusser

Board Member (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Don Richards

Photographer (uncredited)

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Sam Savitsky

The People Speak Guest (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Leah Baird

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Mary Bayless

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Arthur Berkeley

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Oscar Blank

Waiter (uncredited)

Luis Delgado

Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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George Kitchel

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Howard Price

Photographer (uncredited)

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Grant Scott

Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

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John Veitch

Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Bartender (uncredited)

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I love this film so much--another Judy Holliday screwball comedy directed by George Cukor. Notable for the screen debut of Jack Lemmon, Holliday had great screen chemistry with both suitors of her love triangle, Lemmon and Peter Lawford. In today's media-obsessive and Facebook-oriented culture, where selfies and 'food porn' are splashed online whenever people leave their homes, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if this got remade with contemporary twists (here, Holliday pays part of her life savings, simply because she wants her name, 'Gladys Glover', on the largest billboard of New Yor…

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Judy Holliday is wonderful in this sparkling little comedy as Gladys Glover, an ex-model with aspirations of stardom. She begins to achieve her big dreams when she blows her life-savings on getting her name plastered on the biggest billboard in town! Jack Lemmon, as her long-suffering, aspiring boyfriend, hits a home run in this, his Hollywood debut. Cute comedy may be a bit corny at times, as well as utterly ridiculous, but it's rather fun to watch. A nicely-done, pleasant diversion. Would I recommend? Yes, to fans of Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon alike, and to those who like a good l…

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A time capsule from 1950s New York, which is so prominent on screen that it practically becomes a character in its own right. As always, Judy Holliday is great fun as the fame-chasing lead, and Lemmon’s early charm in his debut film shines through. The satire’s light touch and the plot’s a bit fluffy, but it’s an easy, breezy watch. Whilst not a classic, it's good fun if you’re into old-school rom-coms with a playful jab at ambition.

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“Gladys” (Judy Holliday) is quite an ambitious lass but as she heads into her thirties, her career is seriously stalling. After her latest let down, she heads to Central Park and that’s where she encounters “Pete” (Jack Lemmon). He’s a struggling documentary film maker who takes an instant shine to her. She, on the other hand, initially just sees in him another opportunity to develop her career. Then a giant billboard comes up for lease in the centre of New York and she hits on the idea of just putting up a great poster of herself on it for three months and seeing what happens. He, having now …

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