It Happened to Jane (1959)

Jane Osgood is trying to support her two young children by running a lobster business. After one of her shipments is ruined by inattention at the railroad station, Jane decides to take on ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Quine

Writers:

Norman Katkov (screenplay), Max Wilk (story),

Stars:

Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doris Day	...	Jane Osgood
Jack Lemmon	...	George Denham
Ernie Kovacs	...	Harry Foster Malone
Steve Forrest	...	Lawrence Clay 'Larry' Hall
Teddy Rooney	...	Billy Osgood
Russ Brown	...	Uncle Otis
Walter Greaza	...	Crawford Sloan
Parker Fennelly	...	Homer Bean
Mary Wickes	...	Matilda Runyon
Philip Coolidge	...	Wilbur Peterson
Max Showalter	...	Selwyn Harris (as Casey Adams)
John Cecil Holm	...	Aaron Caldwell
Gina Gillespie	...	Betty Osgood
Dick Crockett	...	Clarence Runyon
Napoleon Whiting	...	Eugene - Waiter

Storyline

Jane Osgood is trying to support her two young children by running a lobster business. After one of her shipments is ruined by inattention at the railroad station, Jane decides to take on Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world". With the help of her lifelong friend - and lawyer - George Denham, Jane sues Malone for the price of her lobsters & her lost business. What she ends up with is a lot more than either of them bargained for.

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Plot Keywords:

lobster | maine | new york city | train | railway | 

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Taglines:

It could have happened to anyone, but It Happened To Jane!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1959 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Jane from Maine

Filming Locations:

Chester, Connecticut, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arwin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Denham's car is a 1951 Studebaker Champion Regal Convertible.

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Goofs

When Mr Malone is talking with his colleague about the poster and adding more "broads", he has a piece of lobster in his left hand, when the camera goes back to him, a split second later, the piece of lobster is missing, his hand never left the screen so we would have seen him put it down.

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Connections

References I've Got a Secret (1952)

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Soundtracks

"It Happened to Jane"
Words and Music by Joe Lubin and I.J. Roth

User Reviews

A fun Family period Movie

This is a fun period movie. It's a great snap shot of rural New England in the late 1950's. I remember watching this movie when I was a young boy growing up in the Hartford area of Connecticut. Thought the story is about the fictitious town, Cape Anne, Maine, the story was actually filmed in Connecticut. I remember everyone being excited about the movie because they had filmed scenes at the Hartford Railroad Station, one being where George kisses Jane. Back then we all had traveled someplace from the Hartford Station. The movie's vivid color gives us great views of the landscape, the old New England houses, stores, churches, and court house. The "Town Meeting" as it was, and still is, in some ways still in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The various types of cars of the time, and of course the different trains. It's a great story of the little guy (gal in this case) against the big corporation. Doris Day and Jack Lemmmon are at their best as well as the supporting cast. This is a movie the whole family can sit down to and have a great time, especially if you are from New England.