Monday evening (I think), I caught part of a movie on TCM starring (of all people) Jack Lemmon and Dorris Day, with Mr. Lemmon spending much of the time hand bombing a coal-burning steam locomotive (!). The movie was set in New England, and the engine appeared to be a 2-8-2 (maybe a light USRA Mike). I just looked up the movie on the Internet Movie Database and it's called "It Happened to Jane" and was released in 1959. It looked pretty hokey, but there was a lot of steam action in the 15-20 minutes I watched.

Anybody know anything about the movie, the locomotive, or the railway in the movie?

Good Steaming,
Hugh Odom

IMDB Movie Synopsis
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> Monday evening (I think), I caught part of a
> movie on TCM starring (of all people) Jack
> Lemmon and Dorris Day, with Mr. Lemmon
> spending much of the time hand bombing a
> coal-burning steam locomotive (!). The movie
> was set in New England, and the engine
> appeared to be a 2-8-2 (maybe a light USRA
> Mike). I just looked up the movie on the
> Internet Movie Database and it's called
> "It Happened to Jane" and was
> released in 1959. It looked pretty hokey,
> but there was a lot of steam action in the
> 15-20 minutes I watched.

> Anybody know anything about the movie, the
> locomotive, or the railway in the movie?

> Good Steaming,
> Hugh Odom
Hugh,
Please refer back to the 1/20/03 thread about "It Happened to Jane" . The posts by Howard P. should answer your questions. As a long time member of the RMNE the film is near and dear to our hearts. Earlier this year we conducted a open air showing of the film with an old 16mm print at Thomaston Station.
Hal Reiser

Hal2415@aol.com

Hal,

Thanks for the pointer. I guess I slept through that whole thread as I normally check RPYN daily.

Hugh

> Hugh,
> Please refer back to the 1/20/03 thread
> about "It Happened to Jane" . The
> posts by Howard P. should answer your
> questions. As a long time member of the RMNE
> the film is near and dear to our hearts.
> Earlier this year we conducted a open air
> showing of the film with an old 16mm print
> at Thomaston Station.
> Hal Reiser


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