Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 37m

It Happened to Jane

Director

Cast

Doris Day as Jane Osgood Jack Lemmon as George Denham Ernie Kovacs as Harry Foster Malone Steve Forrest as Larry Hall Teddy Rooney as Billy Osgood Russ Brown as Uncle Otis

Crew

Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography Charles Nelson — Editor Norman Katkov — Screenplay Max Wilk — Story Norman Katkov — Story Martin Melcher — Producer

Tagline

It's bigger than all of us!

Synopsis

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".

Mood & Themes

new york city maine

Key Collaborators

Richard Quine Director Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography Charles Nelson Editor Norman Katkov Screenplay Max Wilk Story Norman Katkov Story Martin Melcher Producer Richard Quine Producer

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