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It Happened to Jane

1959 film by Richard Quine
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It Happened to Jane

Summary

It Happened to Jane is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It Happened to Jane's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • It Happened to Jane was directed by Richard Quine[4].
  • It Happened to Jane's composer is recorded as George Duning[5].
  • It Happened to Jane's genre is romantic comedy[6].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Doris Day[7].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Jack Lemmon[8].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Ernie Kovacs[9].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Steve Forrest[10].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Gina Gillespie[11].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Jayne Meadows[12].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Marcel Hillaire[13].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Mary Wickes[14].
  • A cast member of It Happened to Jane was Max Showalter[15].
  • It Happened to Jane was produced by Martin Melcher[16].
  • It Happened to Jane's director of photography is recorded as Charles Lawton Jr.[17].
  • The original language of It Happened to Jane was English[18].
  • It Happened to Jane was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • It Happened to Jane's color is recorded as color[20].
  • It Happened to Jane's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • It Happened to Jane was published on January 1, 1959[22].
  • It Happened to Jane's distributed by is recorded as Columbia Pictures[23].
  • It Happened to Jane's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • It Happened to Jane's narrative location is recorded as New York City[25].
  • It Happened to Jane's narrative location is recorded as Maine[26].
  • It Happened to Jane's filming location is recorded as Connecticut[27].

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Authorship and Creation

It Happened to Jane was produced by Martin Melcher[16]. It was directed by Richard Quine[4]. Cast members include Doris Day[7], Jack Lemmon[8], Ernie Kovacs[9], Steve Forrest[10], Gina Gillespie[11], and Jayne Meadows[12].

Publication

It Happened to Jane was released on January 1, 1959[22]. The original language of it was English[18]. Its genre is romantic comedy[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Why It Matters

It Happened to Jane ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Connecticut Doris Day film Jack Lemmon Maine Netflix New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 52933
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  2. 10d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 167723
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Duration → {'amount': '+97'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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