Minor George Cukor but even the most minor Cukor can be a delight. "It Should Happen to You" is the one about the girl who uses her savings to hire a billboard in the centre of New York and put her name on it. It's a one joke movie but when the girl is Judy Holliday the joke is never less than funny. It was also the film that introduced an outstanding young actor called Jack Lemmon whose instant star quality means that he almost steals the movie from under Miss Holliday's nose; almost but not quite. Her Gladys Glover may simply be an extension of her earlier Billie Dawn persona but who cares; she was a great comedienne who could keep the film's one gag percolating nicely for ninety or so minutes.Monday, 30 December 2019
IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU **
Minor George Cukor but even the most minor Cukor can be a delight. "It Should Happen to You" is the one about the girl who uses her savings to hire a billboard in the centre of New York and put her name on it. It's a one joke movie but when the girl is Judy Holliday the joke is never less than funny. It was also the film that introduced an outstanding young actor called Jack Lemmon whose instant star quality means that he almost steals the movie from under Miss Holliday's nose; almost but not quite. Her Gladys Glover may simply be an extension of her earlier Billie Dawn persona but who cares; she was a great comedienne who could keep the film's one gag percolating nicely for ninety or so minutes.
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