# It Happened to Jane (1959)

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**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Richard Quine
**Written by**: Norman Katkov, Max Wilk
**Starring**: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Teddy Rooney, Russ Brown

> *It's bigger than all of us!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Ah, the rare film where the real enemy is paperwork not the lobsters. Jane’s seafood shipment hits a snag and she decides to sue the railroad magnate tasked with untangling it. A legal battle ensues, minus even a single cameo from a crustacean.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful, uplifting

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