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It Happened to Jane

  • 6.5 /10

  • 65

Plot

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".

Cast

Doris Day as Jane Osgood
Doris Day

as Jane Osgood

Jack Lemmon as George Denham
Jack Lemmon

as George Denham

Ernie Kovacs as Harry Foster Malone
Ernie Kovacs

as Harry Foster Malone

Steve Forrest as Larry Hall
Steve Forrest

as Larry Hall

Teddy Rooney as Billy Osgood
Teddy Rooney

as Billy Osgood

Russ Brown as Uncle Otis
Russ Brown

as Uncle Otis

Walter Greaza as Crawford Sloan
Walter Greaza

as Crawford Sloan

Parker Fennelly as Homer Bean
Parker Fennelly

as Homer Bean

Mary Wickes as Matilda Runyon
Mary Wickes

as Matilda Runyon

Philip Coolidge as Wilbur Peterson
Philip Coolidge

as Wilbur Peterson

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 24, 1959

Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Italiano

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.62 hrs

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Reviews

Not quite a Lobster Newberg. Doris Day is an astute businesswoman who deals in the mass production of Lobsters. When her latest delivery goes awry due to incompetence of the E&P Railroad, she decided to take them on. All while affairs of the heart try to come into play. Nothing really wrong with the film as such, it's all very harmless, a pleasant romantic comedy, with a likable cast (Jack …