You Can't Run Away From It (1956)

When a wealthy heiress (June Allyson) marries a gold digging playboy (Jacques Scott), her father (Charles Bickford) has her kidnapped and puts plans in motion to annul the marriage. But she escapes and traveling incognito on a bus, she teams up with a down on his luck reporter (Jack Lemmon) to get back to her husband. Based on the short story NIGHT BUS by Samuel Hopkins Adams (previously made in 1934) and directed by Dick Powell (THE ENEMY BELOW). The first film version, Frank Capra's IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT got Oscars for best picture, director,  actor, actress and screenplay. So is it cinematic heresy to enjoy this version as much as the original? If so, then I'm a heretic. But then I actually prefer Allyson and Lemmon to Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in general. It's a semi musical with only four musical numbers (five if you include the title tune sung by the Four Aces). The songs aren't very good but there's a charming Scarecrow Ballet which allows June Allyson to show off her dancing skills (she started out on Broadway as a dancer). With Jim Backus, Jack Albertson, Barrie Chase, Allyn Joslyn, Stubby Kaye and Henny Youngman.