It Should Happen to You

1954 PG-13 1h 26m

7.1 /10

Genre

Plot

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.

Director

George Cukor

Writers

Garson Kanin Garson Kanin

Stars

Judy Holliday Peter Lawford Jack Lemmon

Cast & Crew

Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

George Becwar

Board Member (uncredited)

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Robert Berger

Board Member (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Allie (uncredited)

Heywood Hale Broun

Sour Man in Central Park (uncredited)

Chick Chandler

TV Engineer in Booth (uncredited)

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Leo Curley

Board Member (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Bar Patron Watching TV (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

Beckhard (uncredited)

Rex Evans

Con Cooley (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

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Art Gilmore

Don Toddman (uncredited)

Kit Guard

New Room 7 Tenant (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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Tom Hennesy

Board Member (uncredited)

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James Hyland

Bartender (uncredited)

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Earl Keen

Board Member (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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Harold J. Kennedy

Photographer (uncredited)

Jack Kruschen

Joe (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Sound Man (uncredited)

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Stan Malotte

Board Member (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Louis Mason

Man at Macy's (uncredited)

Margaret McWade

Elderly Lady at Macy's (uncredited)

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Patrick Miller

Photographer (uncredited)

Mort Mills

Photographer (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Military Publicity Function Attendee (uncredited)

Frank Nelson

Harold at Macy's (uncredited)

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Stanley Orr

Makeup Man (uncredited)

Roger Pace

Photographer (uncredited)

John Saxon

Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

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Ted Thorpe

Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

Patrick Waltz

Photographer (uncredited)

Cora Witherspoon

Macy's Saleslady (uncredited)

Marjorie Woodworth

Blonde at Macy's (uncredited)

Mary Young

Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited)

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Charles Perry

Audience Member (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Edwin Chandler

Board Member (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Tom Cound

Assistant Photographer (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Board Member (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Don Richards

Photographer (uncredited)

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Sam Savitsky

The People Speak Guest (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Leah Baird

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Mary Bayless

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Arthur Berkeley

Audience Member (uncredited)

Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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George Kitchel

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Howard Price

Photographer (uncredited)

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Grant Scott

Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

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John Veitch

Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Bartender (uncredited)

User Reviews

Geronimo1967

12 Mar 2026

“Gladys” (Judy Holliday) is quite an ambitious lass but as she heads into her thirties, her career is seriously stalling. After her latest let down, s...

griggs79

28 Mar 2025

A time capsule from 1950s New York, which is so prominent on screen that it practically becomes a character in its own right. As always, Judy Holliday...

barrymost

28 Sep 2019

Judy Holliday is wonderful in this sparkling little comedy as Gladys Glover, an ex-model with aspirations of stardom. She begins to achieve her big d...

talisencrw

4 May 2016

I love this film so much--another Judy Holliday screwball comedy directed by George Cukor. Notable for the screen debut of Jack Lemmon, Holliday had g...