''You Can't Run Away from It'' is a 1956

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directed and produced by Dick Powell and starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. The film is a remake of the 1934

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-winning film ''

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''. The supporting cast features

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Stubby Kaye Bernard Solomon Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye originated the roles of Nicely-Ni ...

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and

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. ''It Happened One Night'' had also been remade as a musical comedy in 1945 as '' Eve Knew Her Apples''.

Plot

Because she married an international playboy, Ellie Andrews ( June Allyson) is kidnapped by her own father, Texas cattleman A. A. Andrews (

). She escapes, managing to evade his nationwide search for her with the help of Peter Warne ( Jack Lemmon), a jobless reporter, who sees himself getting the biggest story of the year - until he and Ellie fall in love. When Ellie suspects Peter has sold her out, she returns home. Realizing his daughter really loves the newspaperman, Andrews tries to persuade Ellie to run away again, this time from her own wedding ceremony. Who will Ellie choose, her husband or the man who has stolen her heart?

Cast

* June Allyson as Ellie Andrews * Jack Lemmon as Peter Warne *

as A.A. Andrews * Paul Gilbert as George Shapely *

as Danker *

as Fred Toten * Allyn Joslyn as Joe Gordon, Editor *

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as First Driver * Jacques Scott as Jacques 'Jack' Ballarino *

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as 1st Proprietor *

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as Vocal Quartette

Soundtrack

Decca Records issued selections from the soundtrack on one side of an Lp Record, with music from other film scores on the reverse. Selections include: * "You Can't Run Away from It"
Performed by

* "Howdy Friends and Neighbours"
Performed by Stubby Kaye, June Allyson, and Jack Lemmon * "Thumbin' a Ride"
Performed by June Allyson and Jack Lemmon * "Temporarily"
Performed by June Allyson and Jack Lemmon * "Scarecrow Ballet"
Performed by

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conducting the Columbia Studio Orchestra These selections were reissued on CD by Decca Broadway, paired with the Broadway cast album of Texas Li'l Darlin'.

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