It Happened to Jane (1959)

★ 6.1 1h 37m IMDb
Comedy Romance
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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".

It Happened to Jane

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Doris Day
Doris Day as Jane Osgood Died 2019 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 - May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer, and an outspoken animal rights activist since her retirement from show business. Her entert...
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon as George Denham Died 2001 · Newton, Massachusetts, USA John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for whic...
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs as Harry Foster Malone Died 1962 · Trenton, New Jersey, USA Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian and actor..
Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest as Larry Hall Died 2013 · Huntsville, Texas, USA A ruggedly handsome action man of the 1960's and 70's, Steve Forrest began his screen career as a small part contract player with MGM. A brother of star Dana Andrews, he was born William Forrest An...
Teddy Rooney
Teddy Rooney as Billy Osgood
Russ Brown
Russ Brown as Uncle Otis Died 1964 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) was an American Tony Award-winning actor of stage and film. Br...
Director Richard Quine
Cast Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Teddy Rooney, Russ Brown, Walter Greaza, Parker Fennelly, Mary Wickes, Philip Coolidge

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John Chard 6/10 Oct 03, 2015
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 Lemmon & Ernie Kovacs join Day)to while away the time with. It's just not a very interesting story, one where the love arc plays second fiddle to a bunch of over cooked sequences elsewhere. Whilst what could have been a strong feminist front never quite gets driven home. 6/10

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