Name: It Should Happen to You
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1954-01-15
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon, Michael O'Shea, Vaughn Taylor

1954·Comedy·1h 26m

7.1

★

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

new york city

fame

model

advertising

billboard

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Cast

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

Crew

George Cukor

Director

Garson Kanin

Screenplay

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Garson Kanin

Story

Earl Bellamy

Assistant Director

Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Popular Reviews

30 reviews

rhiPRO

6.0★ · 03/19/26

“pete call gladys, please”

they don’t make movies like this anymore 😭

Pietro

8.0★ · 03/18/26

I wish it was this easy to fall in love

6.0★ · 03/06/26

didn't really enjoy the love story since pete thinks he's entitled to too many things imo, but in general this was a fun watch and peter lawford is so fine in this i could swoon

Luca Trumfio

5.0★ · 03/03/26

Gladys is the most unreasonable thing I have ever seen

sewn

8.0★ · 01/03/26

showbiz gf nonshowbiz bf