It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane

1959 · 97 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (56 votes)
Dir. Richard Quine · Starring Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Teddy Rooney, Russ Brown

It's bigger than all of us!

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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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A delightful, fast-talking romp through small-town Maine, this film is a charming battle of wits. It's a feel-good underdog story with a winning performance and a satisfyingly zany climax.

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