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Lady in a Jam is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson. The film's alternate title is The Sheltered Side. A copy is preserved in the Library of ...
Lady in a Jam: Directed by Gregory La Cava. With Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, Eugene Pallette. A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine.
- (325)
- Comedy, Romance
- Gregory La Cava
- 1942-06-19
Aug 9, 2023 · 1942 Classic Romantic Comedy | Music | Lady In A JamA psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine....
- 83 min
- 1926
- Hollywood Classic Movies
Lady in a Jam (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The working titles of this film were The Sheltered Side and Sheltered Lady. The film was planned as a follow-up to Universal's successful 1941 teaming of actress Irene Dunne and producer-director Gregory LaCava in Unfinished Business. Los Angeles Examiner reported in September 1941 that the film's original story was being written by LaCava ...
- Gregory Lacava, Joseph A. Mcdonough
- Irene Dunne
Jane Palmer is suspected of insanity after squandering her inheritance, and a young psychiatrist, Dr. Enright, is assigned to her case. Posing as her chauffeur, he drives her out west to her rich grandmother, from whom Jane hopes to recoup her fortune. The grandmother refuses her money, but allows her to work the family's played-out gold mine.
Lady in a Jam was advertised as one of the most expensive comedies ever made; the studio was banking on the reputations of star Irene Dunne and director Gregory LaCava to draw crowds. But when the film failed (it shifted emotional gears a bit too often for 1942 film fans), both the lady and the gentleman found their careers in "a jam"--from ...
