It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane (1959)

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Doris Day stars in a true-to-type performance as Jane Osgood, a spunky, pretty, wronged widow with two children. She manages her own lobster business, and the railroad has just trashed a shipment, killing them off before they could ever be properly boiled to death for someone's dinner. Jane… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Richard Quine
Written By
Norman Katkov
Genres
Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 5, 1959 Wide
On DVD
Feb 22, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    An amiable but stiff populist comedy that should have been funnier since it starred the talented Doris Day, Jack Lemon and Ernie Kovaks.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    A likeable cast just can't salvage this utterly inconsequential romantic comedy...

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