It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

That "Born Yesterday" Bombshell Explodes Again!

NR 1954 · 86 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy, Romance

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.

Directed by George Cukor · Written by Garson Kanin

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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

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