It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane
Movie poster
Directed byRichard Quine
Screenplay byNorman Katkov
Story byNorman Katkov
Max Wilk
Produced byMartin Melcher
Richard Quine
StarringDoris Day
Jack Lemmon
Ernie Kovacs
CinematographyCharles Lawton Jr.
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music byGeorge Duning
Color processEastmancolor
Production
company
Arwin Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 5, 1959 (1959-08-05)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.7 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1]

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.

The film was re-released in 1961 under the title Twinkle and Shine.[2]

  1. ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p. 34
  2. ^ It Happened To Jane Turner Classic Movies. Accessed September 20, 2014