| It Should Happen to You | |
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Written by | Garson Kanin |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Starring | Judy Holliday Peter Lawford Jack Lemmon Michael O'Shea |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.4 million[1] |
It Should Happen to You is a 1954 American romantic comedy film starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford and Jack Lemmon; it was Lemmon's first major film appearance. The film was directed by George Cukor, and partly filmed on location in New York City. Screenwriter Garson Kanin originally intended the script as a vehicle for Danny Kaye, but Kanin's wife, Ruth Gordon, suggested casting Judy Holliday instead. The title was initially A Name for Herself.[2]
Lemmon had a contentious meeting with studio boss Harry Cohn, who feared that critics might use jokes about the name "Lemmon" in headlines panning the film. He wanted Lemmon to change his name to "Lennon". Lemmon countered that if he did that, people might confuse his name with "Lenin" and associate his name with communism— a legitimate concern in the 1950s.[3]
- ^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
- ^ It Should Happen to You at IMDb
- ^ "Jack Lemmon, Academy Award Winning Actor, Dies at 76". -The New York Times. Associated Press. June 28, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2019.