It Should Happen to You Page #3

Synopsis: 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 with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city. Suddenly all of New York is clamoring for Gladys Glover without knowing why and playboy Evan Adams III is making a play for Gladys that even Pete knows will be hard to beat.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): George Cukor
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
APPROVED
Year:
1954
86 min
164 Views


What's the matter?

Nothing. Nothing.

Wait a second.

Wait a minute.

Hey. Hey, painters.

Wait a minute. Hey.

Hey, sign painters, listen.

Hey, listen.

- What's that?

- G. G.

- What'd she say?

- " oh, gee. "

Not C, like you got it.

G, like you haven't got it.

What?

" Not C, like you got it.

G, like you haven't got it. "

Look at the paper.

What?

" Look at the paper. "

Sure enough.

- Thanks, lady.

- Thank you.

Faster.

Please, faster.

I don't want excuses.

I just want that space.

ut, Mr. A dams, you said

you'd call me by Monday.

- What about it?

- Well, you didn't.

- Well, what about it?

- Well, then I phoned you.

Well?

And they said that you were still away

on your weekend.

- oh, they did?

- So I tried again on Tuesday-

All right, all right.

Then I just assumed

you'd lost interest.

You know that

the A dams Soap Company...

...has always used that space

for every summer campaign.

You know how my father

feels about that space.

- He's very partial to it.

- I know-

Why don't we all watch

our blood pressure, Mr. A dams.

- I'm sure it can be arranged.

- Nothing to it.

Don't smooth me, gentlemen.

Right now he tells us

it's tied up for three months.

- Excuse me.

- Yes, but I'm quite sure that as soon-

Send her right in, please.

She's here. Troubles are over.

Sit down, Miss Glover.

Sit down.

Go ahead.

Now, Miss Glover, thank you

very much for coming up.

I told you on the phone that you

wouldn't regret it, and you won't.

These gentlemen are terribly keen

to use that Columbus Circle space...

...which you have tied up right now.

Now, they're fully aware

that in asking you to give it up...

...they're probably interfering

with some plans which you have.

After all, nobody hires display space

just to put their name on it.

What they're prepared to do is this.

And in my opinion,

it's a very handsome offer indeed.

Reimburse you to the full extent

of what youve spent so far...

...and in addition,

make you a bonus of-

I think the figure mentioned

was $500.

I don't think so.

oh, this is Mr. Evan A dams lll.

Miss Gladys Glover.

- How do you do?

- How do you do, Mr. A dams lll?

- Why not?

- Why not what?

Would you care to make

a counterproposal, Miss Glover?

What's that?

Well, if you won't accept 500,

what would you accept?

oh, nothing.

Come now. Surely you have

some figure in mind.

No, I haven't.

You would take 5 million,

wouldn't you?

oh, certainly.

Now, somewhere between 500

and 5 million...

...there must be

an acceptable figure.

I don't wanna do this. In 73 days more,

the whole thing will be over...

...and then you can have it back

and do whatever you want.

I don't like being hollered at.

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Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. more…

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