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It Should Happen to You
UNITED STATES · 1954

It Should Happen to You

George Cukor
ambition fame and celebrity romance advertising and consumerism New York City
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Synopsis

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling 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, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.

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