tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5545898854695236674..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: It Happened to Jane - 1959Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-4796009133219559712016-04-28T17:28:35.599-04:002016-04-28T17:28:35.599-04:00That's great, thanks John. I didn't know ...That's great, thanks John. I didn't know Pollard made his movie debut in this movie. I really have to watch this again.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-64818542067063986132016-04-28T07:30:22.677-04:002016-04-28T07:30:22.677-04:00One additional item not previously mentioned is th...One additional item not previously mentioned is that Michael J. Pollard made his movie career debut in this movie. He is briefly shown at the beginning of the town-wide effort to supply Old 97 with coal. Pollard is shown sneaking a bushel basket of coal from the coal bin of Aaron Caldwell's store and loading it into a panel truck for delivery to the train. Pollard is best known for his portrayal of C. W. Moss in the 1967 movie Bonnie & Clyde but it all began in Chester, CT in It Happened to Jane. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992802104375922496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-37858979653365542652016-04-27T06:10:50.974-04:002016-04-27T06:10:50.974-04:00John, thank you so much for sharing your own famil...John, thank you so much for sharing your own family's personal history with IT HAPPENED TO JANE. How neat that your mother and brother were in the movie! I'm going to have another look at the movie one of these days and look for them. How fortunate you were to grow up in Deep River and the Valley in that era.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-74441351546359304752016-04-26T23:03:46.995-04:002016-04-26T23:03:46.995-04:00It Happened to Jane is special to my family. My mo...It Happened to Jane is special to my family. My mother was selected to play the wife of Aaron Caldwell, the Chester town selectman in the movie and has a speaking part about the parking meter revenues gathered from outside his general store in the town center. My older brother was one of the cub scouts delivering coal donated by town residents to fuel Old 97. We grew up in Deep River. A few years ago a niece provided every member of music family copies of It Happened to Jane on DVD. The Connecticut River valley was truly an idyllic spot for growing up in the mid-Twentieth Century!<br /><br />Jack KleveczAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992802104375922496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-35852803934270095652013-12-15T21:25:39.858-05:002013-12-15T21:25:39.858-05:00You're welcome, Bill. So glad to be of help. ...You're welcome, Bill. So glad to be of help. Happy holidays.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-56566537815635335372013-12-15T21:06:15.232-05:002013-12-15T21:06:15.232-05:00Thanks so much Jacqueline. I located the exact spo...Thanks so much Jacqueline. I located the exact spot here with Google Street View:<br /><br />https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=high+street+chester+ct&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-72.4541!3d41.407098!2m2!1f274.79!2f87.17!4f77.3!2m9!1e1!2m4!1sSU-QFwcqbS-6C6JvHXc_7Q!2e0!9m1!6sNorth+Main+Street!5m2!1sSU-QFwcqbS-6C6JvHXc_7Q!2e0!4m12!2m11!1m10!1s0x89e63b9a291bc813%3A0x8c99a9930cd7efba!3m8!1m3!1d112181!2d-81.247107!3d28.520233!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1&fid=5<br /><br />From this view though, it appears that they've drained the pond, and are doing some restoration work.<br /><br />Of course, your Pièce de résistance is your <br />"Starring Chester, Connecticut" piece. Excellent job, and great pictures of the High Street waterfall. Thanks so much!<br /><br />Happy holidays.Bill in Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785356524705050317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-23002637096249441762013-12-15T08:24:57.084-05:002013-12-15T08:24:57.084-05:00And here it is on Google maps:
https://maps.googl...And here it is on Google maps:<br /><br />https://maps.google.com/maps?q=high+street+chester+ct&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e63b9a291bc813:0x8c99a9930cd7efba,High+St,+Chester,+CT+06412&gl=us&ei=eK2tUqWzL8qwygHAzYCYAw&ved=0CCYQ8gEwAAJacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-38745117870915311222013-12-15T08:23:06.017-05:002013-12-15T08:23:06.017-05:00Thanks for dropping by, Bill, and sharing your lov...Thanks for dropping by, Bill, and sharing your love for both "White Christmas" and "It Happened to Jane", and their locations, real or imaginary.<br /><br />I can help you with that question you have about where the pond is with the man-made waterfall. It's right there in Chester, CT where much of the movie was filmed. Have a look here at this post on my New England Travels blog about the locations in this movie. There's a photo of the place, and other shots from the movie as they look now: http://newenglandtravels.blogspot.com/2012/05/starring-chester-connecticut.htmlJacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-37455634296743962142013-12-15T01:41:27.794-05:002013-12-15T01:41:27.794-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bill in Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785356524705050317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-57836419630233201892013-12-15T01:40:36.147-05:002013-12-15T01:40:36.147-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bill in Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785356524705050317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-90588878101005056082013-12-15T01:40:10.623-05:002013-12-15T01:40:10.623-05:00There are two iconic movies shot in New England (o...There are two iconic movies shot in New England (or Hollywood's equivalent). One is White Christmas, and the other is It Happened to Jane. I remember watching both as a kid in the late 50's, and have stuck with them ever since. It took me years to figure out that Pine Tree, Vermont never existed in real life, spending countless hour scanning maps to fine it.<br /><br />It Happened to Jane was the second movie. Here's it's just the various scenes and locations are memorable. Back in the late 80's, I was fortunate enough to get a job in Wallingford (living there for 9 years), where on our occasional drives down to the coast, I tried in earnest to find one particular location. <br /><br />It was the scene where just after Jane was shunned by the townspeople, she was walking her way home, when George came up in his Studebaker to beg her and the kids into the car. The background scene was an iconic New England pond emptying onto a man made waterfall.<br /><br />I don't know, it's a short scene, and the background isn't all that spectacular, but it has a lot of sentimental meaning to me. To make this easy, the movie can be found on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6mguHauTv0<br /><br />Go to the scene at starting at 1:10:00. Hopefully, someone can locate it for me. If so, please locate it on Google Maps, and cut and past the URL to that location.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BillBill in Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785356524705050317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-27777666172858831222013-02-24T19:00:46.875-05:002013-02-24T19:00:46.875-05:00I noticed the blue car that Jack and Doris drove f...I noticed the blue car that Jack and Doris drove from the railway station back to the meeting house had been in an accident. If you look closely at the passenger side of the car in both places you will notice a chrome strip is on the car but missing later and and mud on the front tire. I wonder what happened with the car between the two places?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715399532350103378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-73576762474060852622012-05-14T12:33:27.081-04:002012-05-14T12:33:27.081-04:00Thanks, Laura. You can really re-live the movie b...Thanks, Laura. You can really re-live the movie by taking the Essex Steam Train that runs along the same route in the movie - have a look at my New England Travels blog for photos and info.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-1181805582347442432012-05-14T12:04:43.019-04:002012-05-14T12:04:43.019-04:00I loved the info that Adams/Showalter later moved ...I loved the info that Adams/Showalter later moved to the area for real! Your post makes me want to pull this one out and have another look. :) Lemmon and Day made a great team.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-80552197480252111212012-05-13T08:08:53.924-04:002012-05-13T08:08:53.924-04:00Kim, I guess lobsters are not the most cuddly crea...Kim, I guess lobsters are not the most cuddly creatures. However, on any New England seacoast street among summertime tourists you are likely to see small children hugging stuffed animals in the shape of red lobsters. <br /><br />I have a small one myself glaring at me from the top of my file cabinet.<br /><br />Her name is Linda. <br /><br />Lady Eve, how neat to see this movie in a kids' matinee. I hope you get to take the Coast Starlight sometime. I've never been on that run (yet). Next TCM festival sounds good.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-77702980401449343032012-05-12T23:21:51.596-04:002012-05-12T23:21:51.596-04:00Jacqueline, I first saw "It Happened to Jane&...Jacqueline, I first saw "It Happened to Jane" when I was a kid in a theater filled with nothing but other kids at a Saturday matinee (in my memory, matinees then were attended solely by 5 - 12 year olds - only the theater staff was older). I've been fond of the movie ever since, though it seems only recently that TCM began airing it.<br /><br />I've enjoyed your celebration of National Train Day and you remind me that I've been meaning to take a trip on Amtrak's Coast Starlight route from San Francisco to L.A. I'm beginning to think that the next TCM film festival might be the ideal occasion...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-64174112198487548702012-05-12T17:33:39.207-04:002012-05-12T17:33:39.207-04:00I haven't seen this, Jacqueline. I love Doris...I haven't seen this, Jacqueline. I love Doris Day, though. She's big into animal rights--maybe she was worried about the mistreatment of lobsters? No, she just thought they were icky to look at.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-23150427368615825362012-05-11T17:57:05.008-04:002012-05-11T17:57:05.008-04:00Hi, Yvette. TCM will show this once in a great wh...Hi, Yvette. TCM will show this once in a great while, but I only heard about it myself a couple of years ago.<br /><br />I like Ernie Kovacs, too. Years ago our local PBS station played a season of his show. Loved it.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-25637510682269650502012-05-11T16:14:46.247-04:002012-05-11T16:14:46.247-04:00'One that isn't moving.' HaHA!! You ar...'One that isn't moving.' HaHA!! You are too much Jacqueline.<br /><br />Well, I must admit I've never seen this movie. Never even heard of it. Jeez. I thought I'd seen just about everything Doris Day had ever done.<br /><br />Okay, so I have some catching up to do. I'm definitely adding this to my TBW (To Be Watched) List. I do like the idea of Jack Lemmon and Doris Day together very much.<br /><br />And I love train movies.<br /><br />I'm also a big fan of Ernie Kovacs. I used to watch his show every morning - religously. I think he was a genius and he definitely died too young.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-35325548625459912402012-05-10T22:13:31.162-04:002012-05-10T22:13:31.162-04:00Thanks GOM. I agree the chemistry between Day and...Thanks GOM. I agree the chemistry between Day and and Lemmon is terrific. I know he regarded her as one of his favorite co-stars. You're right, it's too bad they weren't teamed up again.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-59267407148897760222012-05-10T21:48:11.971-04:002012-05-10T21:48:11.971-04:00Thanks for your lovely post on one of my favorite ...Thanks for your lovely post on one of my favorite Doris Day and train movies. It's a quietly charming and delightful film, which should be better known to Day fans. The scenes when the townspeople all pitch in to load the train with coal is one of the funniest, sweetest, and heartwarming-est bits ever. I also enjoyed Russ Brown's performance as Uncle Otis, who gets to drive Old '97 and always speaks of the train with respect.<br /><br />One of the best things about this film is the real chemistry between Day and Lemmon; supposedly they wanted to make another film together, but it never materialized. A loss for the rest of us.Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com