It Should Happen to You (1954)
Peter Lawford: Evan Adams III
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Quotes
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Bert Piazza : [discussing an ad campaign] But what's the angle?
Evan Adams III : The 'average American girl!'
Robert Grau : A lot of penetration there.
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Gladys Glover : [Dancing with Evan and looking over his shoulder] Look!
Evan Adams III : What?
Gladys Glover : Walter Winchell!
Evan Adams III : [Nonchalantly] Oh, yes.
Gladys Glover : That's the seventh big name I've seen tonight. What a night!
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Robert Grau : [Thinking about an ad for their product] How's this? "Stars need it. Celebrities too. But, more important, it's the favorite of average American girls such as Miss Gladys Glover!"
Bert Piazza : I don't think she's so average.
Evan Adams III : Why not?
Bert Piazza : Because she's unusual.
Evan Adams III : That's what you men don't understand.
Bert Piazza : What?
Evan Adams III : That the average American girl IS unusual.
Bert Piazza : How's that again?
Evan Adams III : Exactly.
Robert Grau : He's got something there BP.
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Evan Adams III : [Putting the moves on Gladys] There you are.
Gladys Glover : Yes.
Evan Adams III : Feeling better?
Gladys Glover : Much.
Evan Adams III : There's nothing like champagne.
Gladys Glover : Yes, there is.
Evan Adams III : What?
Gladys Glover : More champagne.
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Gladys Glover : You must be on the lonesome side.
Evan Adams III : Yes. Yes, I am.
Gladys Glover : You ever think of getting a parrot?
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Gladys Glover : Aren't you going to go around Columbus Circle?
Evan Adams III : What for?
Gladys Glover : To see it!
Evan Adams III : It?
Gladys Glover : Well, what this whole date's about.
Evan Adams III : What?
Gladys Glover : What I've got that you want.
Evan Adams III : What you've got...
Gladys Glover : The sign!
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Gladys Glover : How big?
Evan Adams III : Well, I don't know, offhand. We'd have to look into it.
Gladys Glover : But, not as big as this one, huh?
Evan Adams III : Possibly not, no.
Gladys Glover : No soap.
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Evan Adams III : The size of the sign doesn't matter.
Gladys Glover : No?
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Gladys Glover : [after Evan makes a pass] I don't mind the way you're acting, exactly. What I mind is the way you give the idea you're sort of entitled.
Evan Adams III : Maybe, I am.
Gladys Glover : Oh! Sure. If you want to make it into a sort of business proposition.
Evan Adams III : That's what you're doing, isn't it?
[moves in for kiss, Gladys pushes him back]
Evan Adams III : If you're looking for true romances, Missy, the magazines are full of it. But, I...
Gladys Glover : The way it looks to me, Mr. Adams, there are two kinds of people: the ones who'll do anything to make a name for themselves and the ones who'll do almost anything.
Evan Adams III : To which are you?
Gladys Glover : Ah, I'll let you know.
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Gladys Glover : He works on movies. Documentaries. Very interesting.
Evan Adams III : Is it, anything?
Gladys Glover : Is what?
Evan Adams III : You and he.
Gladys Glover : Oh, no.
[looks around and sees Evan's bedroom]
Gladys Glover : Oh, no!
[walks away]
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Evan Adams III : Who endorses products now? Movie stars, opera singers, debutantes, six-day bicycle riders. The whole things been done to death!
Robert Grau : How's this! Stars use it, celebrities too; but, more important, it's the favorite of average American girls, such as, Miss Gladys Glover.
Bert Piazza : I don't think she's so average.
Evan Adams III : Why not?
Bert Piazza : Because she's - unusual.
Evan Adams III : That's what you men don't seem to realize.
Bert Piazza : What?
Evan Adams III : That the average American girl is unusual!
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Evan Adams III : [Snuggles up to Gladys, with his head on her shoulder] Hello.
Gladys Glover : What's this?
Evan Adams III : What's what?
[kisses Gladys' neck]
Gladys Glover : This.
Evan Adams III : Nothing.
Gladys Glover : Oh, I thought it was something.
Evan Adams III : No.
[takes off Gladys' earring and kisses her earlobe]
Gladys Glover : That's not nothing?
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Pete Sheppard : [Walking around inspecting Evan's foreign vehicle] Imported.
Evan Adams III : [In the driver's seat] That's right.
Pete Sheppard : Hm. Great little car.
Evan Adams III : I like it.
Pete Sheppard : I like it too.
Evan Adams III : [to Evan's irritation, Pete continues to inspect the car] Need something?
Pete Sheppard : What's car like this worth?
Evan Adams III : About $5,000. Why? You want to buy it?
Pete Sheppard : Yes, I do. The only thing I don't happen to have $5,000 on me just njow. And I don't get paid 'til Friday.
Evan Adams III : That's too bad.
Pete Sheppard : [Digging in his pocket] You wouldn't take eleven dollars and what... thirty cents. I suppose that'd do it, eh?
Evan Adams III : No.
Pete Sheppard : I didn't think it would.