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It Happened to Jane

Doris Day (Actor), Jack Lemmon (Actor), Richard Quine (Director, Producer) Rated:
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Genre Comedy
Format Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor Ernie Kovacs, Richard Quine, Arwin Productions, Inc., Jack Lemmon, Doris Day, Stan Forrest
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 37 minutes

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A Maine widow becomes a cause celebre when she sues a railroad tycoon over the loss of a valuable shipment of lobsters.

It Happened to Jane

Doris Day and Jack Lemmon in It Happened to Jane

With the loss of a shipment of valuable shellfish from her Maine lobster farm, widowed mother of two Jane Osgood (Doris Day) seeks restitution from Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs), the railroad tycoon whose skinflint ways led to her misfortune. With her attorney and longtime friend, George Denham (Jack Lemmon), Jane heads to court where a sympathetic jury surprisingly awards her triple damages. When Malone refuses to pay, Jane gains ownership of one of his trains, which the tightwad then moves about the country in order to keep her at bay. But when her case captures the hearts of the public, Jane's newfound celebrity forces Malone to give in before it ruins him for good.

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A Capra-esque comedy has Day running a New England lobstery and finding herself up against railroadtycoon Kovacs. When a shipment of expired lobsters arrives, Day decides to take the capitalist to court. With good friend Lemmon, she hires a lawyer, and in the spirit of small-town America, emerges victorious.

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Doris Day was nearing her popular zenith, and Jack Lemmon just hitting his stride, when they teamed up for It Happened to Jane, a small-town comedy in the Capra vein. Doris is a widowed mom whose Maine lobster business is snarled by railroad tycoon Ernie Kovacs (hiding behind a skullcap and a huge cigar), the "meanest man in America." Her lawsuit against him, aided by lawyer-suitor Lemmon, gains national headlines. This is a curious movie: crucial scenes seem to have been left unwritten, while sequences involving Cub Scouts and an oddly impassioned Town Hall Meeting go on endlessly. Director Richard Quine was making some fun movies around this time (Bell, Book, and Candle), but the fizz is only intermittent here, mostly provided by Lemmon's jack-in-the-box youthfulness. Doris sings a couple of tunes and brings her downhome tomboy routine to New York City, where the movie employs some of the quaint TV personalities of the day. --Robert Horton

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2226532
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Richard Quine
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 37 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Stan Forrest
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Japanese, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Richard Quine
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Columbia Pictures
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00070HK2Y
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Roselady
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet, Old Fashioned Movie
    Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023
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    Many of Doris Day movies are on my list of movies to routinely revisit when I want to smile and laugh and feel good after watching. This one I refer to as Doris Days "Pollyanna" movie ... set in the seemingly idyllic past of times long gone.

    If you like musicals like Carousel, the Sound of Music, The Music Man, or movies like Pollyanna, Disney's Swiss Family Robinson, That Darn Cat,The Ugly Dachshund, or Little Women and Anne of Green Gables movies/books ... then you're sure to enjoy spending and hour or so with Doris ... who is gone but certainly not forgotten.
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  • Stuart S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
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  • Sha Sha
    5.0 out of 5 stars My uncle is in this movie !!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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    I loved that I just happened to find this Doris Day movie. I love DD !! She always brightens up a gloomy day. What I didn’t expect to see was my uncle Arthur ! I bought a copy to share with my family for the holidays.
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  • DDex
    5.0 out of 5 stars Time Warp
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2011
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    This movie is an absolutely delightful time warp. It was filmed almost entirely in the small Connecticut River town Of Chester in the late 50s. There were no special effects used and no fake buildings erected. Except for the 5 professional actors almost all of the characters in the film are local people from Chester and the surrounding towns, (Haddam, Deep River and Essex) One of the little boys is Mickey Rooney's son. It was probably Ernie Kovaks last film and one of Jack Lemmon's first. All of the cars seen in the film were rented from locals. The town hall used in the movie is actually the historic Chester Town Hall still in use today. A visitor would recognize the center of town immediately as it has changed little in the last 50+ years. The steam train in the moview was used for decades to give rides up and down the lower part of the Connecticut River.
    This movie is about as "G" rated as it gets and a great movie for the younger kids. Good triumphs over evil and evil morphs into good by the end of the film. A lot of fun for the grandparents and the grandkids.
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  • Paul Brogan
    4.0 out of 5 stars MAINE'S "JANE" IS FAR FROM PLAIN
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2005
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    Columbia's spring, 1959 release, "It Happened to Jane" should have been a box-office smash. It certainly had all the makings of a hit.

    Starring Doris Day and Jack Lemmon, two of the screen's most gifted comic performers, featuring a great supporting cast and set amidst some of the most beautiful scenery seen up to that date in wide-screen, it nevertheless opened and closed rather quickly.

    Perhaps it was the title or the general lack of enthusiasm the studio seemed to have for the film, but it nevertheless provided more than ample entertainment for audiences who did venture into the theatres where it played and now, beautifully presented on DVD (It was never, oddly enough, given a release on video), it should more than provide ample pleasures for those who purchase or rent this delightful romp.

    In short it is the story of a widow, with two children, who raises lobsters in a small Maine town who takes on a mighty railroad whose indifference had caused her to lose a shipment. She is assisted in her battle by smalltown lawyer/boyfriend, Jack Lemmon. This being Hollywood, the outcome may seem rather predictable but getting there is such fun that you can't help but smile throughout and from time to time let out a major guffaw.

    The film was released about 6 months before Doris Day began her many year reign as the top box-office star in the world. The film that made that possible was "Pillow Talk". She was Oscar-nominated for her turn in that film but she is equally as good as Janie Osgood in this picture.

    She beautifully epitomizes the strong willed, determined New England stock she plays and the audience is rooting for her from the first frame. It is a very skilled performance utilizing the natural empathy audiences feel for her and allowing her to display her one of a kind comic timing coupled with the "heart" comedy that she does better than anyone else. Miss Day and Lemmon are great together and one can only wish they'd had another chance to work together since they are naturals.

    Lemmon does the sometimes neurotic, high-strung portrayal that he did skillfully for decades but it has rarely been funnier and more apt.

    Ernie Kovacs has the role of his lifetime as railroad mogul, Harry Foster Malone. He chews the scenery with such skill and his scenes with Day and Lemmon are memorable. You dislike his character but also enjoy the relish with which the actor plays it.

    Great supporting performances are contributed by Steve Forrest, Parker Fennelly, who briefly tried to fill Percy Kilbride's shoes in a "Kettle" comedy at Universal, and Mary Wickes, making her fourth big screen appearance opposite Miss Day. (She would appear opposite her one more time, ten years later when she guest-starred on Miss Day's hit CBS television series).

    Richard Quine, who never achieved major success as a director despite a handful of good films and would forever be known as the man who accidentally shot and paralyzed his one time actress-wife Susan Peters, directs with confidence and capability. As noted by many, there is a Frank Capra-esque quality about the proceedings.

    Miss Day sings the title tune and another song during the film in her customary way (i.e. one of the screen's best female singers), and there are surprise appearances by several game show performers of the time.

    "It Happened to Jane" may finally gain the reputation it deserves as one of 1959's happiest surprises.
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  • venie
    5.0 out of 5 stars great old movie
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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    great movie was an old time favorite, worth the money
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars classic
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
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    good wholesome fun. even grandkids loved it
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  • limemint
    5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely hilarious!!!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2012
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    The story line is a little bit serious ,but it is still funny and has such a happy sunny opening song. Doris Day was sweet and delightful as always. Doris Day and Jack Lemmon were so cute together. They naturally looked like old friends when they had a conversation about their childhood on-screen. There are some funny scenes- George was often running very hard to save a pet lobster, Sam's life. When Jane proposed to George, he was getting all covered with coal smoke. Stunning scenery,steam train... " It happened Jane " is a beautiful, memorable family film. I am happy with the purchase of this item.
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  • Herb Hollingshead
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny movie
    Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2014
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    Another movie that my wife and I have enjoyed, and had been looking for for quite a while, went to visit Amazon, and there it was. Amazon is my first choice when I feel in the mood to spend some $$$$$
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  • Lexa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2012
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    You can't go wrong with this family friendly and very entertaining rom-com. Doris Day and Jack Lemmon make the perfect on-screen couple, as Day plays the part of a single mother Jane, who battles against Harry Foster Malone, an arrogant owner of a train company, who jeopardises Jane's lobster business, by cost cutting the rail service. Lemmon plays the part of Jane's loyal friend and lawyer, George, who is in love with Jane from the outset. This film, whilst not being that well know, is an excellently scripted and light-hearted rom-com, suitable for all.
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  • Jean-Michel
    3.0 out of 5 stars comédie populaire a l'interprètation solide
    Reviewed in France on February 11, 2008
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    Film intéressant par sa thématique de david contre goliath.Léger et comique avec un scénario a rebondissement et des acteurs confirmés.Un agréable passe temps !! .
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  • francon1973
    5.0 out of 5 stars Zu unrecht ein Kassengift
    Reviewed in Germany on September 22, 2005
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    Die junge Witwe Jane (Doris Day), die ihren Lebensunterhalt mit einer Hummerzucht verdient, sieht sich in ihrer Existenz bedroht, als der neue Eigentümer der lokalen Eisenbahnlinie, ein gewisser Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs), zu unschönen Geschäftspraktiken greift, die der jungen Witwe und Mutter wichtige Aufträge zur Auslieferung von Hummern kosten. Doch "Mit mir nicht, meine Herren!" (so lautete auch der deutsche Titel dieses Films), denkt sich Jane und zieht gegen den rüden Geschäftsmann zu Felde. Ihr mutiger Kampf erregt nationales Interesse, und schon bald verfolgt die Öffentlichkeit gebannt jeden neuen Schachzug, den Malone Jane entgegensetzt. Doch Jane teilt ebenso gut aus, wie sie einsteckt und lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Am Ende lässt sie kurzerhand einen ganzen Zug von Malone beschlagnahmen und will die Hummer selbst ausliefern. Unterstützt wird sie dabei von ihrem Anwalt, Jugendfreund und heimlichen Verehrer George (Jack Lemmon), der sich bald einem Nebenbuhler gegenübersieht, als ein Journalist (Steve Forrest) nicht nur berufliches Interesse an Jane entwickelt. Nun muss Jane nicht nur weiter gegen den Fieling Malone kämpfen, sondern sich auch entscheiden, welchen der beiden Männer sie wirklich liebt.
    "It happened to Jane" ist der einzige Film, in dem die beiden Komödienspezialisten Doris Day und Jack Lemmon je gemeinsam mitgewirkt haben. Schade eigentlich, denn sie passen vor der Kulisse einer Kleinstadt in Maine gut zusammen. Doris Day selber kann sich in jede Szenerie einfügen, doch ihr späterer Lieblings-Leindwandpartner, der glamouröse Rock Hudson, wäre hier gnadenlos fehlbesetzt gewesen. Jack Lemmon hingegen ist wirklich ideal.
    Als der Film 1959 in die Kinos kam (es war Doris Days letzte Produktion vor dem legendären "Pillow talk"), brachte er eine Überraschung für Doris Day mit sich, denn er war ihr erstes wirkliches Kassengift und spielte nur wenig mehr als seine Produktionskosten ein. Auch eine Neuveröffentlichung 1962 unter dem Titel "Twinkle and shine" war nur mäßig erfolgreich. Das ist in gewisser Weise verständlich, denn trotz der Handlung wirkt "It happened to Jane" ein wenig unausgeglichen. Aus wichtigen Schlüsselszenen wurde einfach nicht das gemacht, was man aus ihnen hätte machen können und müssen. So konzentriert sich die Szene mit dem Barbecue der Pfadfindergruppe von Janes Kindern z. B. zu sehr auf die Lagerfeuerromantik für die Kinder, aber nicht auf das Liebesdreieck zwischen Jane, George und dem Journalisten. Alle drei sind neutral in dieser Szene und scheinen keine Verbindung zueinander zu haben: Doris Day ist ganz Mutter, Jack Lemmon ist ganz Leiter der Pfadfindergruppe, und was Steve Forrest in dieser Szene zu suchen hat, wird überhaupt nicht klar. Wieviel hätte man aus dieser Szene mit ein paar vielsagenden Blicken oder zufälligen Berührungen machen können.
    Trotz allem gehört "It happened to Jane" zu meinen absoluten Lieblingsfilmen mit Doris Day, denn die hier vorliegende Variante des alten "David gegen Goliath"-Themas ist vergnüglich aufbereitet, und die Wandlung des eiskalten Geschäftsmannes vom Saulus zum Paulus verfolgt man mit einer gewissen Schadenfreude.
    Besonders heiter sind die Szenen mit den Nebendarstellern: Der verbiesterte Kleinstadtbürgermeister und Ladenbesitzer, der seine Kunden mit einer absichtlich defekten Parkuhr von der billigeren Konkurrenz fernhält, ist ebenso köstlich zu betrachten wie das von Mary Wickes gespielte "Fräulein vom Amt", dessen größte Sorge im Leben die Frage ist, ob auch genügend Bier im Hause ist. Georges kauziger Onkel Otis, Janes Kinder und vor allem der als Haustier gehaltene Hummer Sam, den es stets zu den weiblichen Hummern ins Zuchtbecken zieht, komplettieren das bunte Ensemble eigenwilliger Kleinstadtbewohner.
    Fazit: "It happened to Jane" ist eine vergnügliche Komödie, die zwar einige Schwächen aufweist, aber dennoch den Status "Kassengift" völlig zu unrecht erhielt.
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  • Sharon Metz
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2019
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