It Should Happen to You
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It Should Happen to You

That "Born Yesterday" Bombshell Explodes Again!

7.1 / 10 1954 1h 26mNR English
ComedyRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday

Gladys Glover

Lead
Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

Evan Adams III

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Pete Sheppard

Michael O'Shea

Michael O'Shea

Brod Clinton

Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Entrikin

Connie Gilchrist

Connie Gilchrist

Mrs. Riker

Walter Klavun

Walter Klavun

Bert Piazza

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Robert Grau

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Cukor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. It Should Happen to You is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker