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You Can't Run Away From It

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Furious over the elopement of his daughter, Ellie (June Allyson), with a fortune hunter, millionaire A.A. Andrews (Charles Bickford) has her kidnapped and sequestered on his yacht. Ellie defies her father by escaping and taking a bus to meet her husband, only to lose all her money to a thief. After Ellie accidentally allows the bus to leave without her, she is befriended by fellow passenger Peter Warne (Jack Lemmon), an unemployed reporter who knows her identity and is primed for a scoop.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 01/28/2025
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It Happened One Night is remembered for (among other reasons) being the first film to capture all five major Academy Awards. You Can’t Run Away From It isn’t remembered for anything, except maybe being a needless musical remake of It Happened One Night. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 01/29/2020
A noisy but halfhearted remake of 1934's famed Oscar winner, It Happened One Night... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 07/05/2023 ... but you should, as fast as you can. An absolute insult to the original classic. See more 06/03/2015 Pale imitation of It Happened One Night fails to capture the magic of the first, a fools errand, but is pleasant enough. One of the problems is that Jack Lemmon & June Allyson share little chemistry, a vital component to the first film. Well made but lacking. See more 06/01/2015 so so remake of 1931's 'it happened one night" See more 01/25/2011 Early Jack Lemmon is charming in this wonderful road film. Sure, it's not "It Happened One Night" but it's a fine way to pass the time. See more 07/20/2008 It was ok, but see the original cause it is way better. See more 07/20/2008 Boy, is this a turkey! The idea of making "It Happened One Night" into a musical was so misguided. Early annoying Lemon gives you an inkling to the 'style' he'd bring to nearly all his movies. And the idea that June Allyson is attractive and not boringly wholesome? What were they thinking? See more Read all reviews
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Dick Powell

Director

June Allyson

Ellen "Ellie" Andrews

Jack Lemmon

Peter Warne

Charles Bickford

A.A. Andrews

Paul Gilbert

George Shapely

Jim Backus

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Synopsis Furious over the elopement of his daughter, Ellie (June Allyson), with a fortune hunter, millionaire A.A. Andrews (Charles Bickford) has her kidnapped and sequestered on his yacht. Ellie defies her father by escaping and taking a bus to meet her husband, only to lose all her money to a thief. After Ellie accidentally allows the bus to leave without her, she is befriended by fellow passenger Peter Warne (Jack Lemmon), an unemployed reporter who knows her identity and is primed for a scoop.
Director
Dick Powell
Producer
Dick Powell
Screenwriter
Robert Riskin, Claude Binyon
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 35m
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