It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane is a 1959 American romantic comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs. It was directed by Richard Quine and written by Norman Katkov and Max Wilk. The film was coproduced by Quine and Day's husband Martin Melcher.
Plot
In May 1959, in the town of Cape Anne, Maine, an error by the E&P railroad company causes the death of 300 lobsters shipped by entrepreneur Jane Osgood, who runs a business supplying lobsters to restaurants. Jane, a widow with two children, asks her lifelong friend and lawyer George Denham to seek compensation from the railroad after her customer cancels all future orders.
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| author | Norman Katkov |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Maine New York City |
| director | Richard Quine |
| editor | Charles Nelson |
| genre | comedy |
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| musicBy | George Duning |
| producer | Martin Melcher |
| productionCompany | Arwin Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Connecticut |
| theme | romantic comedy transport |