It Happened to Jane (1959)

  • NR
  • 08/05/1959 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 37m

It's bigger than all of us!

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".

Richard Quine

Director

Norman Katkov

Screenplay, Story

Max Wilk

Story

Cast

Doris Day's headshot

Doris Day

Jane Osgood
Jack Lemmon's headshot

Jack Lemmon

George Denham
Ernie Kovacs's headshot

Ernie Kovacs

Harry Foster Malone
Steve Forrest's headshot

Steve Forrest

Larry Hall
Teddy Rooney's headshot

Teddy Rooney

Billy Osgood
Russ Brown's headshot

Russ Brown

Uncle Otis
Walter Greaza's headshot

Walter Greaza

Crawford Sloan
Parker Fennelly's headshot

Parker Fennelly

Homer Bean

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