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IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU
U.S., 1954
Directed by George Cukor
Starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Peter Lawford
Approx. 86 min. 35mm.
“Who is Gladys Glover?” wonders all New York, including soap tycoon Peter Lawford and 16mm docmeister Jack Lemmon (in his movie debut), after Judy Holliday’s Gladys shoots the works to emblazon her name on an enormous billboard smack in the middle of Columbus Circle. Written by Garson Kanin.
With support from the Robert Jolin Osborne Endowed Fund for American Classic Cinema of the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s.
Reviews
“Tickling and touching entertainment with intelligence, compassion—and lots of gags.”
– Bosley Crowther, The New York Times