It Happened to Jane

1959 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 3,231 VOTES · DIR. Richard Quine

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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".

Dialogue Timeline — 1,443 lines

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00:01:22 Sam, you know that's the girls' side. You bad boy, you.
00:06:52 It's an open-and-shut case.
00:10:43 - Good night. - Won't you please sit down?
00:14:14 Good evening.
00:17:44 Oh, it's true. Well, he did take us to the movies.
00:22:34 He'll haul you into petty claims court, get a judgment against you, garnish your salary.
00:26:17 - I'll see your last bet. - You do.
00:29:48 Look, Matilda. It's really very simple. We sued the E&P, we won...
00:34:06 Dated? She's better than those coffeepots they're using now.
00:38:12 Did you know Cape Anne is one of the few places left in America...
00:41:10 - Except losing. - This is no time to talk about losing.
00:45:08 Here you go, come on.
00:48:38 There's a YWCA in New York.
00:52:38 Now, every time we stop at Cape Anne, it costs us money. Right?
00:56:52 I'll try to be a good father to your children and a good husband to you.
01:00:51 Operating expenses: $3.15.
01:04:18 who's responsible for making this community a disaster area.
01:08:09 had one hand on a skillet and one on a musket.
01:12:05 You're gonna pack every mother, son and daughter of them...
01:16:34 You're what? How?
01:21:00 And here's the latest progress, or rather, lack of progress report...
01:25:39 No, not just like that, George. He asked me.
01:29:59 You raise lobsters, you're in business.
02:10:00 on the city desk.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,443
Dialogue density14.9 lines / min
First line00:01:22
Final line02:10:00

Production Record

DirectorRichard Quine
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,231