It Should Happen to You poster

It Should Happen to You( 1954)

TV-MAComedyRomance
69%
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That "Born Yesterday" Bombshell Explodes Again!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Judy Holliday

      Gladys Glover

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      Peter Lawford

      Evan Adams III

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      Jack Lemmon

      Pete Sheppard

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      Michael O'Shea

      Brod Clinton

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      Vaughn Taylor

      Entrikin

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      Connie Gilchrist

      Mrs. Riker

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      Walter Klavun

      Bert Piazza

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      Whit Bissell

      Robert Grau

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      Constance Bennett

      Guest Panelist

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      Ilka Chase

      Guest Panelist

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      Wendy Barrie

      Guest Panelist

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      Melville Cooper

      Guest Panelist

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      Chris Alcaide

      Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

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      George Becwar

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      Robert Berger

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      Leonard Bremen

      Allie (uncredited)

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      Heywood Hale Broun

      Sour Man in Central Park (uncredited)

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      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)

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      Ralph Dumke

      Beckhard (uncredited)

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      Rex Evans

      Con Cooley (uncredited)

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      Almeda Fowler

      (uncredited)

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      Art Gilmore

      Don Toddman (uncredited)

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      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)

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      Kenner G. Kemp

      Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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      Harold J. Kennedy

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Jack Kruschen

      Joe (uncredited)

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      Herbert Lytton

      Sound Man (uncredited)

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      Stan Malotte

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      Hank Mann

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Louis Mason

      Man at Macy's (uncredited)

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      Margaret McWade

      Elderly Lady at Macy's (uncredited)

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      Patrick Miller

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Mort Mills

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Forbes Murray

      Military Publicity Function Attendee (uncredited)

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      Frank Nelson

      Harold at Macy's (uncredited)

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      Stanley Orr

      Makeup Man (uncredited)

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      Roger Pace

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      John Saxon

      Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

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      Ted Thorpe

      Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

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      Patrick Waltz

      Photographer (uncredited)

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      Cora Witherspoon

      Macy's Saleslady (uncredited)

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      Marjorie Woodworth

      Blonde at Macy's (uncredited)

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      Mary Young

      Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited)

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      Charles Perry

      Audience Member (uncredited)

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      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)

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      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)

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      Mike Lally

      Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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      Merrill McCormick

      Guest (uncredited)

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      James Nusser

      Board Member (uncredited)

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      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)

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      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)

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      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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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Wed May 04 2016
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • fame
    • model
    • advertising
    • billboard