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You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
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Samuel Hopkins Adams (story)
Claude Binyon (writer)
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31 October 1956 (USA) more
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June Allyson channels Donald O'Connor more (10 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | June Allyson | ... | Ellen 'Ellie' Andrews |
 | Jack Lemmon | ... | Peter Warne |
 | Charles Bickford | ... | A.A. Andrews |
| Paul Gilbert | ... | George Shapely |
| Jim Backus | ... | Danker |
| Stubby Kaye | ... | Fred Toten |
| Henny Youngman | ... | First driver |
| Allyn Joslyn | ... | Joe Gordon, Editor |
| Jacques Scott | ... | Jacques 'Jack' Ballarino |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | First proprietor |
| The Four Aces | ... | Themselves, Vocal Quartette |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Billings, Andrews' Secretary |
| Richard H. Cutting | ... | First Hotel Proprietor |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Maid |
| Raymond Greenleaf | ... | Minister |
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95 min
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Remake of It Happened One Night (1934) more
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For fans of "It Happened One Night," it's fun to see how they remade it in the 50's, in Technicolor, and as a quasi-musical.
The young Jack Lemmon is a delight to see, and it would have been stupid to try to follow Clark Gable's act--no one could.
The oddball casting has June Allyson playing the Claudetee Colbert role, but since June was producer/director Dick Powell's wife, it's comprehensible. June had a lot of appeal in many of her roles, but sexy she wasn't; she was more the girl next door, or the long-suffering, proper wife. Here, playing a post-debutante, June was, in real life, pushing 40. The supposedly sexy scenes had that sanitized 50's feel to them, and the chemistry between the two stars was minimal.
But June makes the movie in the scene where they sleep in a field, as she sings & dances to a scarecrow, with moves that would have done Donald O'Connor proud. Such energy & wit, paired with her funny, froggy voice, are a delight. Who knew she had all this talent hidden away?
There's a lot to enjoy, even though, like nearly all remakes, it falls a bit short.