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It Happened to Jane is an American film comedy first released in 1959,
directed by Richard Quine.
The film stars Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest and Teddy Rooney.
It has also been released under the title: Jane from Maine.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Quine
- Script: Norman Katkov, Max Wilk
- Photo: Charles Lawton Jr.
- Music: George Duning
- Cast: Doris Day (Jane Osgood), Jack Lemmon (George Denham), Ernie Kovacs (Harry Foster Malone), Steve Forrest (Lawrence Clay ’Larry’ Hall), Teddy Rooney (Billy Osgood), Russ Brown (Uncle Otis), Walter Greaza (Crawford Sloan), Parker Fennelly (Homer Bean), Mary Wickes (Matilda Runyon), Philip Coolidge (Wilbur Peterson), Max Showalter (Selwyn Harris), John Cecil Holm (Aaron Caldwell), Gina Gillespie (Betty Osgood), Dick Crockett (Clarence Runyon), Napoleon Whiting (Eugene, the waiter), Dave Garroway (Himself – Host, ’The Left Hand’), Robert Paige (Himself – Host, ’The Big Payoff’), Garry Moore (Himself – Host, ’I’ve Got a Secret’), Bill Cullen (Himself – Panelist), Jayne Meadows (Herself – Panelist), Henry Morgan (Himself – Panelist), Betsy Palmer (Herself – Panelist), Steve McCormick (TV newsman), Chester Fife and Drum Corps (Musical Ensemble), Thomas Anthony (Bit Role), Jack Carter (Stenographer), Carter DeHaven (Fisher), Elaine Edwards (Laura), John Gibson (Editor), Arthur Hanson (Smythe), Marcel Hillaire (Chef), Norman Katkov (Bailiff), Burton Mallory (Station Agent), John McGovern (Onductor), Terry Melcher (Bit Role), Bess Myerson (Herself, Cameo Appearance), Daniel Ocko (Chef), Michael J. Pollard (Lloyd), Paul Power (Weaver), Tom Quine (Milford), Gene Rayburn (Himself – WTIC-TV reporter), Ronnie Scott (Passenger), Harry Stockwell (Passenger), Howard Wendell (Purchasing), Eugene Wood (Engineer), James Wynn (Bit Role)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 97 min
- Aka: Jane from Maine; Twinkle and Shine
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