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ComedyRomance

It Should Happen to You

- That "Born Yesterday" Bombshell Explodes Again!

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.

Release Date : 1954-01-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Judy Holliday

Character Name : Gladys Glover

Original Name : Judy Holliday

Gender : Female

Peter Lawford

Character Name : Evan Adams III

Original Name : Peter Lawford

Gender : Male

Jack Lemmon

Character Name : Pete Sheppard

Original Name : Jack Lemmon

Gender : Male

Michael O'Shea

Character Name : Brod Clinton

Original Name : Michael O'Shea

Gender : Male

Vaughn Taylor

Character Name : Entrikin

Original Name : Vaughn Taylor

Gender : Male

Connie Gilchrist

Character Name : Mrs. Riker

Original Name : Connie Gilchrist

Gender : Female

Walter Klavun

Character Name : Bert Piazza

Original Name : Walter Klavun

Gender : Male

Whit Bissell

Character Name : Robert Grau

Original Name : Whit Bissell

Gender : Male

Constance Bennett

Character Name : Guest Panelist

Original Name : Constance Bennett

Gender : Female

Ilka Chase

Character Name : Guest Panelist

Original Name : Ilka Chase

Gender : Female

Wendy Barrie

Character Name : Guest Panelist

Original Name : Wendy Barrie

Gender : Female

Melville Cooper

Character Name : Guest Panelist

Original Name : Melville Cooper

Gender : Male

Chris Alcaide

Character Name : Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Alcaide

Gender : Male

George Becwar

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : George Becwar

Gender : Male

Robert Berger

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Berger

Gender : Male

Leonard Bremen

Character Name : Allie (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Bremen

Gender : Male

Heywood Hale Broun

Character Name : Sour Man in Central Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Heywood Hale Broun

Gender : Male

Chick Chandler

Character Name : TV Engineer in Booth (uncredited)

Original Name : Chick Chandler

Gender : Male

Leo Curley

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo Curley

Gender : Male

Mike Donovan

Character Name : Bar Patron Watching TV (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Donovan

Gender : Male

Ralph Dumke

Character Name : Beckhard (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Dumke

Gender : Male

Rex Evans

Character Name : Con Cooley (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Evans

Gender : Male

Almeda Fowler

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Almeda Fowler

Gender : Female

Art Gilmore

Character Name : Don Toddman (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Gilmore

Gender : Male

Kit Guard

Character Name : New Room 7 Tenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Kit Guard

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Tom Hennesy

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Hennesy

Gender : Male

James Hyland

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : James Hyland

Gender : Male

Earl Keen

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Earl Keen

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Harold J. Kennedy

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold J. Kennedy

Gender : Male

Jack Kruschen

Character Name : Joe (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kruschen

Gender : Male

Herbert Lytton

Character Name : Sound Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Lytton

Gender : Male

Stan Malotte

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Stan Malotte

Gender : Male

Hank Mann

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Mann

Gender : Male

Louis Mason

Character Name : Man at Macy's (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Mason

Gender : Male

Margaret McWade

Character Name : Elderly Lady at Macy's (uncredited)

Original Name : Margaret McWade

Gender : Female

Patrick Miller

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Miller

Gender : Male

Mort Mills

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mort Mills

Gender : Male

Forbes Murray

Character Name : Military Publicity Function Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Frank Nelson

Character Name : Harold at Macy's (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Nelson

Gender : Male

Stanley Orr

Character Name : Makeup Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Orr

Gender : Male

Roger Pace

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Pace

Gender : Male

John Saxon

Character Name : Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

Original Name : John Saxon

Gender : Male

Ted Thorpe

Character Name : Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Thorpe

Gender : Male

Patrick Waltz

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Waltz

Gender : Male

Cora Witherspoon

Character Name : Macy's Saleslady (uncredited)

Original Name : Cora Witherspoon

Gender : Female

Marjorie Woodworth

Character Name : Blonde at Macy's (uncredited)

Original Name : Marjorie Woodworth

Gender : Female

Mary Young

Character Name : Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Young

Gender : Female

Charles Perry

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Perry

Gender : Male

Chet Brandenburg

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Edwin Chandler

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Chandler

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Beulah Christian

Character Name : Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Beulah Christian

Gender : Male

Tom Cound

Character Name : Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Cound

Gender : Male

Paul Cristo

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Cristo

Gender : Male

Helen Dickson

Character Name : Shopper (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Dickson

Gender : Female

Raoul Freeman

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Raoul Freeman

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Mike Lally

Character Name : Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Lally

Gender : Male

Merrill McCormick

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Merrill McCormick

Gender : Male

James Nusser

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : James Nusser

Gender : Male

Loretta Russell

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Russell

Gender : Male

Paul Power

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Power

Gender : Male

Don Richards

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Richards

Gender : Male

Sam Savitsky

Character Name : The People Speak Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Savitsky

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Walter Bacon

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Bacon

Gender : Male

Leah Baird

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Leah Baird

Gender : Female

Mary Bayless

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Bayless

Gender : Female

Arthur Berkeley

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Berkeley

Gender : Male

Oscar Blank

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Oscar Blank

Gender : Male

Luis Delgado

Character Name : Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Luis Delgado

Gender : Male

Charles Fogel

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Fogel

Gender : Male

George Kitchel

Character Name : Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : George Kitchel

Gender : Male

Howard Price

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Price

Gender : Male

Grant Scott

Character Name : Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

Original Name : Grant Scott

Gender : Male

John Veitch

Character Name : Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

Original Name : John Veitch

Gender : Male

Chalky Williams

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Chalky Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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 York City, after she loses a modeling job for being too fat--and chaos ensues when Lawford's company, who's father has always utilized that billboard for their ad campaign every summer, wants to know why it's reserved, and with simply the huge words, 'Gladys Glover' on it. Lemmon's doings, both in being so intrigued by her that he moves into her apartment building, right across the hall from her, and in making a documentary film about their meeting, when he incorrectly thinks he's licked and that she's chosen Lawford as her partner, were very nice touches, from the Garson Kanin script. If you come across a film that comes from one of his screenplays, don't hesitate for a moment. Chances are very good that you're in for a real treat. A documentary DVD extra on Lemmon's life and career (which I believe was on my copy of 'Glengarry Glen Ross', but I may be wrong) is called 'Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon'. It's great, and well-worth checking out. He sometimes gets short shrift amongst cinephiles because he mostly does comic roles, but he didn't get two Oscars and eight nominations overall for nothing. Though he's more well-known both for his films with Walter Matthau, and as the alter ego of Billy Wilder in seven of his films, check this out if you've ever been a fan. You'll be very pleasantly surprised by this little gem.

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barrymost

@barrymost

2021-06-23

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 little comedy.