It Should Happen to You Page #6

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
166 Views


- okay, but-

ut I don't think I wanna

give up my sign.

- Yes?

- open up.

- Who is it, please?

- open up.

- What do you think-?

- I wanna talk to you.

- What about?

- That thing up in Columbus Circle.

I went over there, all right.

First off, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Then I thought, "What a gag. "

Since then, I have been thinking

about it, and it gets my goat.

Why?

I smoked a pack and a half

of cigarettes trying to figure it out.

- What out?

- And you.

Cost money, doesn't it?

- Certainly.

- Where'd you get it?

It's my own. I saved it up.

And is that the best

you can think of to do-?

What sort of a fruitcake

are you anyway?

No sort of.

- So kindly get out of my room, please.

- With pleasure.

It's none of your business.

- It is if there's a maniac on the loose.

- I'm no maniac-

Just once, every so often,

something really gets my goat.

And this is one!

To think I actually know a grown-up,

civilized woman...

...who can take her hard-earned cash,

just take it and throw it away...

...on a nonsense,

as though it were garbage!

You hear me ask you what you do

with your money?

- Don't bother, I haven't even got any.

- All I did-

All I did is happen to meet you

in the park, by accident.

So I don't see where that gives you

the right to tell me off.

Correct.

And furthermore, different people

do different things...

...that may seem crazy

to other different people...

...but that doesn't make it.

Correct.

And furthermore,

do me a favour and butt out!

- Would you do me a favour?

- Like what?

- Remember my name?

- Sure, Pete Sheppard.

Well, do me a favour and forget it!

- Is it still on for Friday lunch?

- Certainly!

- Thank you very much!

- Don't mention it!

So the point that we're trying

to make is just this...

...that there's no reason

for you to be unreasonable.

I don't think I'm unreasonable.

- You don't?

- No.

I think I'm reasonable.

You're the ones that are " un. "

- Wait a minute. Here's something.

- Where?

Would this be a solution?

Supposing we gave you two signs

in trade for this one?

Two?

Possibly three?

How big?

I don't know offhand.

We'd have to look into it.

- ut not as big as this one, huh?

- Possibly not, no.

- No soap.

- What?

After all, Gladys- Miss Glover,

the size of the sign doesn't matter.

- No?

- No.

No, it's the location.

Now, what if we found you

four fine locations...

...and fitted them up for you?

How about six?

- Very well, six.

- And where?

Let me have the chart,

will you, please?

Now, let's see.

There's a fine one on 47th Street.

- Well...

- Most desirable.

And one in the 42nd Street

subway station.

- Well...

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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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