You Can't Run Away from It

"The funniest movie in maybe 20 years!"

1956 1h 35m EN

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★5.4TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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A reporter stumbles on a runaway heiress whose story could salvage his career.

“The funniest movie in maybe 20 years!”

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Cast

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 Bus Driver
Allyn Joslyn
Joe Gordon, Editor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dick Powell
Writers: Robert Riskin, Claude Binyon, Samuel Hopkins Adams
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dick Powell, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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June Allyson and Jack Lemmon and Charles Bickford carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The funniest movie in maybe 20 years!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0049973 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dick Powell directs. Charles Lawton Jr. behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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170 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Dick Powell, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3June Allyson and Jack Lemmon and Charles Bickford carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "The funniest movie in maybe 20 years!".
5IMDB entry: tt0049973 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.