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It Happened to Jane( 1959)

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Overview

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".

    Top Billed Cast

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      Doris Day

      Jane Osgood

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      Jack Lemmon

      George Denham

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      Ernie Kovacs

      Harry Foster Malone

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      Steve Forrest

      Larry Hall

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      Teddy Rooney

      Billy Osgood

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      Russ Brown

      Uncle Otis

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      Walter Greaza

      Crawford Sloan

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      Parker Fennelly

      Homer Bean

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      Mary Wickes

      Matilda Runyon

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      Philip Coolidge

      Wilbur Peterson

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      Max Showalter

      Selwyn Harris

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      John Cecil Holm

      Aaron Caldwell

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      Gina Gillespie

      Betty Osgood

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      Dick Crockett

      Clarence Runyon

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      Napoleon Whiting

      Eugene - Waiter

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      Garry Moore

      Garry Moore

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      Dave Garroway

      Dave Garroway

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      Bill Cullen

      Bill Cullen

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      Jayne Meadows

      Jayne Meadows

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      Henry Morgan

      Henry Morgan

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      Robert Paige

      Robert Paige

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      Betsy Palmer

      Betsy Palmer

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      Steve McCormick

      TV Newsman

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      Jack Carter

      Stenographer (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat 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 ...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • maine