Lady in a Jam (1942)
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- Approved
- 1h 22min
- Comedy, Romance
- 19 Jun 1942 (USA)
- Movie
A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there.
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| Irene Dunne | ... |
Jane Palmer
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| Patric Knowles | ... |
Doctor Enright
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| Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Stanley Gardner
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| Eugene Pallette | ... |
Mr. John Billingsley
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Doctor Brewster
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| Queenie Vassar | ... |
Cactus Kate Palmer
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Jane Garland | ... |
Strawberry
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| Edward McWade | ... |
Ground-Hog
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Faro Bill
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| Russell Hicks | ... |
Carter
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| Hardie Albright | ... |
Milton
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| Isabel La Mal | ... |
Josephine
(as Isabel LaMal)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Deputy
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Henpecked Husband at Auto Camp (uncredited)
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| Margaret Armstrong | ... |
Matron (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Auto Camp Proprietor (uncredited)
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| Mona Barrie | ... |
Woman at Auction (uncredited)
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| William 'Billy' Benedict | ... |
Barker (uncredited)
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| Clara Blandick | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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| Al Bridge | ... |
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
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| Charles Cane | ... |
Cop at Fender-Bender (uncredited)
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| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
Reporter in Glasses (uncredited)
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| Eddy Chandler | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Frank Coghlan Jr. | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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| Charles Coleman | ... |
Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
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Dice | ... |
Jane's Pinto Horse (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
Carter's Assistant Manager (uncredited)
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| Eddie Dunn | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Eddie Fetherston | ... |
Cabbie at Fender-Bender (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Auctioneer's Clerk (uncredited)
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| Reed Hadley | ... |
Man at Auction (uncredited)
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| Holmes Herbert | ... |
Man at Auction (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Howard | ... |
Woman at Auction (uncredited)
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| Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Coupe Driver (uncredited)
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| Phyllis Kennedy | ... |
Drunk Tourist (uncredited)
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Thomas Kilshaw | ... |
Auctioneer (uncredited)
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| Fuzzy Knight | ... |
Government Man's Cabbie (uncredited)
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Jane La Cava | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Government Man (uncredited)
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| Rex Lease | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Casey MacGregor | ... |
Case Keeper (uncredited)
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| Mira McKinney | ... |
Lady of the Evening (uncredited)
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Kitty O'Neil | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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| Garry Owen | ... |
Man at Auction (uncredited)
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| Sarah Padden | ... |
Miner's Wife (uncredited)
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| Tex Palmer | ... |
Caller (uncredited)
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| Fred Santley | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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| Syd Saylor | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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| Chief Thundercloud | ... |
Thundercloud (uncredited)
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Sam H. Underwood | ... |
Desert Rat (uncredited)
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| Emmett Vogan | ... |
Jewelry Salesman at Carter's (uncredited)
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| Theodore von Eltz | ... |
Dr. Elsworth (uncredited)
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Ruth Warren | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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| Claire Whitney | ... |
Woman at Auction (uncredited)
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| Josephine Whittell | ... |
Woman at Auction (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gregory La Cava | ||
Written by
| Eugene Thackrey | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Francis M. Cockrell | ... | (screenplay) (as Frank Cockrell) & |
| Otho Lovering | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Gregory La Cava | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frank Skinner | ||
Cinematography by
| Hal Mohr | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Russell F. Schoengarth | ... | (as Russell Schoengarth) |
Art Direction by
| Jack Otterson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph A. McDonough | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Martin Obzina | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound director |
| Joe Lapis | ... | sound technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bernard Newman | ... | gowns: Miss Dunne |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charles Previn | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
| Katherine Stanley | ... | stand-in: Irene Dunne (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- Empire Universal Films (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1942) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Luis Martinez Producciones Cinematograficas (1942) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1942) (Peru) (DVD)
- Jaime Puig Arosemena (1942) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1942) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1942) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Chile (1942) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Kino Lorber (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Brock & Company (jewelry furnished by)
- I. Magnin & Co. (gowns: Miss Dunne)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jane Palmer is suspected of insanity after squandering her inheritance, and a young psychiatrist, Dr. Enright, is assigned to her case. Posing as her chauffeur, he drives her out west to her rich grandmother, from whom Jane hopes to recoup her fortune. The grandmother refuses her money, but allows her to work the family's played-out gold mine. As part of his treatment, Enright "salts" the mine with gold and, unintentionally, brings on a gold-rush and a group of government assayers. They find the mine rich in mercury ore and new riches for Hope, who is now more interested in her "chauffeur."
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | ENTERTAINMENT THAT'S FAST AND FUN! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tech Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - April 20, 1945 - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 30-year-old Patric Knowles was thirteen years younger than 43-year-old Irene Dunne. See more » |
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| Quotes |
Doctor Brewster:
Why don't you have her come in here for a consultation? Mr. John Billingsley: It'd be a whole lot simpler to send the Foundation after her witha butterfly net. Doctor Brewster: Is she the hysterical type? Mr. John Billingsley: She wrote the book! See more » |