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ComedyRomance

It Happened to Jane

- It's bigger than all of us!

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".

Release Date : 1959-05-24

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Twinkle and Shine

Cast

Doris Day

Character Name : Jane Osgood

Original Name : Doris Day

Gender : Female

Jack Lemmon

Character Name : George Denham

Original Name : Jack Lemmon

Gender : Male

Ernie Kovacs

Character Name : Harry Foster Malone

Original Name : Ernie Kovacs

Gender : Male

Steve Forrest

Character Name : Larry Hall

Original Name : Steve Forrest

Gender : Male

Teddy Rooney

Character Name : Billy Osgood

Original Name : Teddy Rooney

Gender : Male

Russ Brown

Character Name : Uncle Otis

Original Name : Russ Brown

Gender : Male

Walter Greaza

Character Name : Crawford Sloan

Original Name : Walter Greaza

Gender : Male

Parker Fennelly

Character Name : Homer Bean

Original Name : Parker Fennelly

Gender : Male

Mary Wickes

Character Name : Matilda Runyon

Original Name : Mary Wickes

Gender : Female

Philip Coolidge

Character Name : Wilbur Peterson

Original Name : Philip Coolidge

Gender : Male

Max Showalter

Character Name : Selwyn Harris

Original Name : Max Showalter

Gender : Male

John Cecil Holm

Character Name : Aaron Caldwell

Original Name : John Cecil Holm

Gender : Male

Gina Gillespie

Character Name : Betty Osgood

Original Name : Gina Gillespie

Gender : Female

Dick Crockett

Character Name : Clarence Runyon

Original Name : Dick Crockett

Gender : Male

Napoleon Whiting

Character Name : Eugene - Waiter

Original Name : Napoleon Whiting

Gender : Male

Garry Moore

Character Name : Garry Moore

Original Name : Garry Moore

Gender : Male

Dave Garroway

Character Name : Dave Garroway

Original Name : Dave Garroway

Gender : Male

Bill Cullen

Character Name : Bill Cullen

Original Name : Bill Cullen

Gender : Male

Jayne Meadows

Character Name : Jayne Meadows

Original Name : Jayne Meadows

Gender : Female

Henry Morgan

Character Name : Henry Morgan

Original Name : Henry Morgan

Gender : Male

Robert Paige

Character Name : Robert Paige

Original Name : Robert Paige

Gender : Male

Betsy Palmer

Character Name : Betsy Palmer

Original Name : Betsy Palmer

Gender : Female

Steve McCormick

Character Name : TV Newsman

Original Name : Steve McCormick

Gender : Male

Jack Carter

Character Name : Stenographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Carter

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 could have been a strong feminist front never quite gets driven home. 6/10