It Should Happen to You

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It Should Happen to You is 1954 comedy film starring Jack Lemmon & Judy Holliday. The film was directed by George Cukor.

[edit] Plot

Gladys Glover (Holliday) has just lost her modelling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard (Lemmon) 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 with her name plastered over six billboards throughout city. Suddenly all of New York is clamoring for Gladys Glover without knowing why and playboy Evan Adams III (Peter Lawford) is making a play for Gladys that even Pete knows will be hard to beat.

[edit] Awards

The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design (Black-and-White).
The film was also nominated for Writers Guild of America Award (Screen) for Best Written American Comedy.