tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post5583020411856381720..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: indelible moment: Quine's "It Happened to Jane"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-42131248089526571082019-05-14T06:58:47.651-04:002019-05-14T06:58:47.651-04:00Ann! Thanks for the heads-up. I will. -JAnn! Thanks for the heads-up. I will. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-41063191871723252622019-05-14T06:56:11.485-04:002019-05-14T06:56:11.485-04:00Most rail buffs in New England point to the simila...Most rail buffs in New England point to the similarity of the railroad president character to the late Patrick B. McGinnis, president of the New Haven Railroad and later the Boston & Maine Railroad. He was known for gutting both railroads in order to make money for stockholders. He sold off all the depot buildings and put up cheap plastic bus stop shelters. He cut back passenger service on many lines and sold off passenger coaches to foreign countries, taking a kickback in the bargain. He was tried for that and spent some time in prison! <br />Both PBM and HFM looked similar! Google him. <br />Ann N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-8336995271898362192018-01-31T11:24:42.149-05:002018-01-31T11:24:42.149-05:00Hi Kimberly- Great story! My suggestion is that y...Hi Kimberly- Great story! My suggestion is that you purchase a DVD of the film, watch it and see if you spot your grandfather's old Dodge in it. If you see it, you can play the film on your computer, stop the film at that point and capture the image, which you can then store in your photo file and eventually make a paper copy of it. If you don't have the capability of doing that, there are services which can. Anyway, having the movie disc with your grandfather's truck on it is also as good as having a photo. Plus, it's a terrific film that I think you'll enjoy, worth adding to your DVD library. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-89838870562540472802018-01-31T10:40:40.059-05:002018-01-31T10:40:40.059-05:00I have not yet seen this movie, but I do have a qu...I have not yet seen this movie, but I do have a question. When they were filming this in Chester, CT, a 49 Dodge truck was used in it which belonged to my Great-Grandfather. I have been trying to find a simple picture of his truck and have had no luck as of yet. Does anyone know how I could find a picture? It's a funny story that I heard of when I was a child how Doris Day and Jack Lemmon were walking on the road one day in town, and my Grandfather, Grandmother and my Mom happened to be driving down that road, when my Grandpa yelled at them for walking in the road! He was silly like that too, but it got me thinking about it, and I didn't realize until now, my Great Grandfather's truck had been used in the filming. I found it interesting to try and search for a pic of his old truck. I just can't seem to find one! If anyone has any thoughts, I would be happy to know how to go about finding one! Thanks all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479608549899118807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-51299658361313897042017-12-03T20:16:39.632-05:002017-12-03T20:16:39.632-05:00I'm sorry to say that the only thing I really ...I'm sorry to say that the only thing I really enjoyed about this movie was watching a childhood friend, Teddy Rooney, on the little screen. In 1959 my family and I were living in Studio City and Teddy and I were in the same 4th grade class at Carpenter Ave. Elementary. He also performed on Dick Clark's Bandstand. Who can forget "Bite Your Tongue?" His mom threw the best Halloween Party I've ever been to featuring her boyfriend, an actor whose name I can't recall, in full cowboy regalia. To me, Teddy was a better friend than an actor/singer. Somehow I lost the 45 of his single which he gave me. rsmithrsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482249081422047680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-17854176045666735202017-11-30T20:42:41.436-05:002017-11-30T20:42:41.436-05:00Thanks, Bill. Good to know.Thanks, Bill. Good to know.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-89447913622564108322017-11-30T20:25:59.282-05:002017-11-30T20:25:59.282-05:00I don't know if jan will ever see this, but th...I don't know if jan will ever see this, but the recording "It Happened to Jane" is on the boxed set "Que Sera: Doris Day 1956-1959," according to the All Music web site.wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-31868107095016353732017-11-17T20:09:21.206-05:002017-11-17T20:09:21.206-05:00love this movie! My favorite scene is the one clo...love this movie! My favorite scene is the one close to the end, with the town meeting and the doofus First Selectman Aaron Caldwell. So true to small towns and personal politicking.jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-1783601029452342762017-11-17T16:08:54.738-05:002017-11-17T16:08:54.738-05:00JANE lacks that truly dark strain that makes Capra...JANE lacks that truly dark strain that makes Capra's supposed "corn" so resonant (lobster activists may disagree!), but it's pretty effective as a David vs. Goliath yarn and it's cleverly plotted and perfectly charming. Day and Lemmon make a surprisingly good match, perhaps because their romantic relationship is almost completely repressed until literally the last possible moment. Brian Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-68899439981702394382017-11-17T15:54:18.448-05:002017-11-17T15:54:18.448-05:00And of course, Broderick Crawford modeled his perf...And of course, Broderick Crawford modeled his performance as Harry Brock in BORN YESTERDAY on you-know-who.<br /><br />Semi-funny story: While I was at Sony, I was looking over DVD sales figures for catalog titles, and JANE was literally ten times higher than all the others. I said, "This is a typo, right?" She replied, "No, that's correct." I asked, "How can this be ten times higher than all the others?" She said, "Oh, Wal-Mart ordered all those other copies. Is there anything about that movie that would appeal to Wal-Mart customers?" I shouted, 'YEAH! DORIS FUCKING DAY!!!" And yet they deep-sixed my planned Lucille Ball Centennial box set because "she's just another dead actress." I can't even begin to imagine how many copies Wal-Mart would have ordered on that one.mike schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824197221204862706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-91964620237726681562017-04-27T13:18:28.570-04:002017-04-27T13:18:28.570-04:00I loved this movie from the day I saw it as a kid ...I loved this movie from the day I saw it as a kid in school...thank you so very much for all your insight. Jack and Doris both liked this movie, both say so in their own biographies. Doris even pointed out in a radio interview that the title was a mistake.<br />She also teared up reading Jack had mentioned in print when asked who his favorite leading lady had been without hesitation, he replied, Doris Day. Doris did radio interviews from Carmel on her Birthday several years until the station owners changed and the new owners were no longer playing retro music. The interview I recall her saying this was on the Nancy Sinatra radio show on Serius. It showed up as a clip on You Tube. I wish DD and JL had worked together again. Both were capable comics and dramatic actors so a little of both mixed up would have been a great idea in my opinion. Thanks again for this great story and pictures. As you said the Train sequence was simply wonderful. Doris in a white dress in a coal car...genius. <br />a.n.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-28169420444611491292014-04-10T05:44:09.195-04:002014-04-10T05:44:09.195-04:00I think that both you and Ben are correct. I'v...I think that both you and Ben are correct. I've read where Ernie Kovacs based his performance as Harry Foster Malone on Harry Cohn. But the middle name Foster definitely comes from "Citizen Kane." Just sayin'.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-66011579165480358302014-03-28T09:17:40.600-04:002014-03-28T09:17:40.600-04:00Jan- Both "It Happened to Jane" and &qu...Jan- Both "It Happened to Jane" and "Be Prepared" (the song played during the cub scout cookout) were recorded by Day for an extended play record. To the best of my knowledge, however, "It Happened to Jane" never made a Day album. Which is kinda strange.<br /><br />As for the song's lyric, here goes:<br /><br />"Love can be stormy or filled with sun. <br />Full of sadness or with fun. <br />It's a thrill when you're the lucky one - it happened to Jane! <br /><br />"Love can be tender or even cruel. <br />Make the wise man such a fool. <br />But there's one exception to the rule - it happened to Jane!<br /><br />"Love is like an april shower.<br />It takes you unaware.<br />Love is like a summer flower.<br />It needs a lot of care!<br /><br />"Love can be cold or warm as spring. <br />High and low just like a swing. <br />It can end up with a wedding ring. <br />It happened to...<br />It happened to Jane!"joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-71395975065142004962014-03-28T08:58:53.970-04:002014-03-28T08:58:53.970-04:00I always loved the title song from "It Happen...I always loved the title song from "It Happened to Jane." It's so much like Doris Day herself - likable and positive. You mention that the replacement song, "That Jane from Maine," was recorded and included on a couple Day albums and CDs. Was "It Happened to Jane" ever recorded? I'd love to be able to hear it again and again and get to know the lyric better. Thanks!jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-63507615219872200082014-03-27T09:13:04.608-04:002014-03-27T09:13:04.608-04:00Encouraging post. Thanks. I look to it as a good...Encouraging post. Thanks. I look to it as a good source for not only further Quine study, but insights into the ever-underrated Doris Day.Tom Worrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-62846320617973138102014-03-27T08:20:30.264-04:002014-03-27T08:20:30.264-04:00Jack is less showy, more naturalistic in his Quine...Jack is less showy, more naturalistic in his Quine films than he is in any of his Wilders, where he often veered off into caricature. Not a bad thing. I always find Lemmon appealing. But he's so wonderful when he's low-keyed and less wound-up.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-72788908535246675672014-03-27T08:14:35.207-04:002014-03-27T08:14:35.207-04:00You're right. A fine comedy whose time has co...You're right. A fine comedy whose time has come. Finally. Lemmon characteristically blends angst and desire to the point of near-delerium. It's one of his best,unhearalded performances, up there with his work in "The Apartment." Personally, I think he worked better with Quine than with Wilder. He and Quine seemed more like soul mates.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-61389747224920680002014-03-26T15:50:53.962-04:002014-03-26T15:50:53.962-04:00I'm sure the middle name of Foster is no accid...I'm sure the middle name of Foster is no accident, Griff. I'm just reporting what Jack Lemmon told me and, given that he, Kovacs and Quine were every close - and given that all three had first-hand (and not always pleasant) dealings with Cohn, I see no reason to doubt what he told me. As I said in my piece, the name "Foster" is a huge distraction.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-366631500371514642014-03-26T15:37:48.815-04:002014-03-26T15:37:48.815-04:00I don't doubt what you say (of course), but I ...I don't doubt what you say (of course), but I think there is something of the late-in-life C.F. Kane in Kovacs' performance as Malone. I've felt that since I was a little boy, anyway. Griffnoreply@blogger.com