It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane

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It Happened to Jane

"It's bigger than all of us!"

1959

1h 37m

6.1(65 votes)

Comedy

Romance

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".

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Doris Day

Jane Osgood

Doris Day

Acting

Jack Lemmon

George Denham

Jack Lemmon

Acting

Ernie Kovacs

Harry Foster Malone

Ernie Kovacs

Acting

Steve Forrest

Larry Hall

Steve Forrest

Acting

Teddy Rooney

Billy Osgood

Teddy Rooney

Acting

Russ Brown

Uncle Otis

Russ Brown

Acting

Walter Greaza

Crawford Sloan

Walter Greaza

Acting

Parker Fennelly

Homer Bean

Parker Fennelly

Acting

Mary Wickes

Matilda Runyon

Mary Wickes

Acting

Philip Coolidge

Wilbur Peterson

Philip Coolidge

Acting

Max Showalter

Selwyn Harris

Max Showalter

Writing

John Cecil Holm

Aaron Caldwell

No Image

Acting

Gina Gillespie

Betty Osgood

Gina Gillespie

Acting

Dick Crockett

Clarence Runyon

No Image

Acting

Napoleon Whiting

Eugene - Waiter

Napoleon Whiting

Acting

Garry Moore

Garry Moore

No Image

Acting

Dave Garroway

Dave Garroway

Dave Garroway

Acting

Bill Cullen

Bill Cullen

No Image

Acting

Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

Acting

Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan

Henry Morgan

Acting

Robert Paige

Robert Paige

Robert Paige

Acting

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Acting

Steve McCormick

TV Newsman

No Image

Acting

Jack Carter

Stenographer (uncredited)

Jack Carter

Acting

Gene Rayburn

Gene Rayburn

Gene Rayburn

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