Summary
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.
Cast
Judy Holliday
Gladys Glover
Peter Lawford
Evan Adams III
Jack Lemmon
Pete Sheppard
Michael O'Shea
Brod Clinton
Vaughn Taylor
Entrikin
Connie Gilchrist
Mrs. Riker
Walter Klavun
Bert Piazza
Whit Bissell
Robert Grau
Constance Bennett
Guest Panelist
Ilka Chase
Guest Panelist
Wendy Barrie
Guest Panelist
Melville Cooper
Guest Panelist
Chris Alcaide
Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)
George Becwar
Board Member (uncredited)
Robert Berger
Board Member (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Allie (uncredited)
Heywood Hale Broun
Sour Man in Central Park (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
TV Engineer in Booth (uncredited)
Leo Curley
Board Member (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Bar Patron Watching TV (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
Beckhard (uncredited)
Rex Evans
Con Cooley (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
(uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Don Toddman (uncredited)
Kit Guard
New Room 7 Tenant (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy
Board Member (uncredited)
James Hyland
Bartender (uncredited)
Earl Keen
Board Member (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Harold J. Kennedy
Photographer (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen
Joe (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Sound Man (uncredited)
Stan Malotte
Board Member (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Man at Macy's (uncredited)
Margaret McWade
Elderly Lady at Macy's (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
Photographer (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Photographer (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Military Publicity Function Attendee (uncredited)
Frank Nelson
Harold at Macy's (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
Makeup Man (uncredited)
Roger Pace
Photographer (uncredited)
John Saxon
Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe
Assistant Photographer (uncredited)
Patrick Waltz
Photographer (uncredited)
Cora Witherspoon
Macy's Saleslady (uncredited)
Marjorie Woodworth
Blonde at Macy's (uncredited)
Mary Young
Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited)
Charles Perry
Audience Member (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Board Member (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Audience Member (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Tom Cound
Assistant Photographer (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Shopper (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
Guest (uncredited)
James Nusser
Board Member (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Power
Audience Member (uncredited)
Don Richards
Photographer (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky
The People Speak Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Audience Member (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Leah Baird
Audience Member (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Audience Member (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Waiter (uncredited)
Luis Delgado
Air Force Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Kitchel
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Howard Price
Photographer (uncredited)
Grant Scott
Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)
John Veitch
Air Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Bartender (uncredited)
Crew
Director
George Cukor
Screenplay, Story
Garson Kanin
Reviews
talisencrw
May 4, 2016
9
I love this film so much--another Judy Holliday screwball comedy directed by George Cukor. Notable for the screen debut of Jack Lemmon, Holliday had great screen chemistry with both suitors of her love triangle, Lemmon and Peter Lawford. In today's media-obsessive and Facebook-oriented culture, where selfies and 'food porn' are splashed online whenever people leave their homes, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if this got remade with contemporary twists (here, Holliday pays part of her life savings, simply because she wants her name, 'Gladys Glover', on the largest billboard of New York City, after she loses a modeling job for being too fat--and chaos ensues when Lawford's company, who's father has always utilized that billboard for their ad campaign every summer, wants to know why it's reserved, and with simply the huge words, 'Gladys Glover' on it.
Lemmon's doings, both in being so intrigued by her that he moves into her apartment building, right across the hall from her, and in making a documentary film about their meeting, when he incorrectly thinks he's licked and that she's chosen Lawford as her partner, were very nice touches, from the Garson Kanin script. If you come across a film that comes from one of his screenplays, don't hesitate for a moment. Chances are very good that you're in for a real treat.
A documentary DVD extra on Lemmon's life and career (which I believe was on my copy of 'Glengarry Glen Ross', but I may be wrong) is called 'Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon'. It's great, and well-worth checking out. He sometimes gets short shrift amongst cinephiles because he mostly does comic roles, but he didn't get two Oscars and eight nominations overall for nothing. Though he's more well-known both for his films with Walter Matthau, and as the alter ego of Billy Wilder in seven of his films, check this out if you've ever been a fan. You'll be very pleasantly surprised by this little gem.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
