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You Can't Run Away from It (1956)

You Can't Run Away from It poster
Directed by
Dick Powell
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy heiress runs away from her controlling father and meets a charismatic reporter on a cross-country bus trip. They initially clash but gradually fall for each other during their journey.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyplayfulromanticupbeatold-fashionedcharming

What happens

You Can't Run Away from It is a 1956 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Dick Powell and starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. The film is a remake of the 1934 Academy Award-winning film It Happened One Night. The supporting cast features Charles Bickford, Jim Backus, Stubby Kaye, Jack Albertson and Howard McNear. It Happened One Night had also been remade as a musical comedy in 1945 as Eve Knew Her Apples. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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