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- Release date: 1954
- Runtime: 86 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon, Michael O'Shea ... See all
- Director: George Cukor
- Plot: Gladys Glover has just lost her modelling 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 -- like making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up... Read more
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The Price of 15 Minutes of Fame
Dec 28, 2007
bkoganbing
Dec 28, 2007bkoganbing
Jack Lemmon's feature film debut came in this sprightly comedy about getting 15 minutes of fame before Andy Warhol ever coined the phrase. With writing by Garson Kanin and direction by George Cukor, It Should Happen To You takes on the... Read more at imdb.com
A lovely comedy
Nov 27, 2006
Cristian
Nov 27, 2006Cristian
Sometimes i heard the name of Judy Holliday. But i had never seen her work. Suddenly, a lovely comedy appeared. "It should happen to you" tell us about the real dreams, and the false dreams. Gladys Glover, is a name difficult... Read more at imdb.com
Truly great comedienne in light comedy
Nov 15, 2005
graham clarke
Nov 15, 2005graham clarke
A true comedienne is something of a rarity. Judy Holliday will always be remembered as one of the stage and screen's finest comediennes. The problem facing top comedians has always been finding the right material to suit their talents. More often... Read more at imdb.com
Carefree in Manhattan
Nov 08, 2004
jotix100
Nov 08, 2004jotix100
This immensely funny comedy, which we had seen years ago, popped up suddenly on cable. It was just a reminder of those innocent years of New York in the 50s. It shows what a great director, George Cukor, working with a... Read more at imdb.com
Formula conquers all
Feb 15, 2005
Mooderator
Feb 15, 2005Mooderator
OK, this was well performed but it suffers from the kind of moral corruption that seems to be fundamental to romantic comedy: Jack Lemmon's character is, for his time on the screen, jerk. A simpering, cynical jerk. The charm typical of... Read more at imdb.com
Gladys Glover just wants her 15 minutes of fame but she may just be pure enough to get much more.
Jan 26, 2002
PS Moviemaven
Jan 26, 2002PS Moviemaven
Judy Holliday as Gladys Glover, working girl of the 50's just looking for her 15 minutes of fame, finds more than that with Jack Lemmon as Pete Sheppard. Judy has a gift for capturing the childlike quality of the pure of... Read more at imdb.com
The Immortalization of Gladys Glover...and introducing Jack Lemmon
Jan 12, 2006
theowinthrop
Jan 12, 2006theowinthrop
Judy Holliday was very lucky that she and Garson Kanin worked together so frequently. He had written the Broadway play BORN YESTERDAY that made her a stage star. He wrote the screenplay for her first major film, ADAM'S RIB, with his... Read more at imdb.com
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