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Feature film — 1946

She Wrote the Book (1946)

6.51h 20mComedy

A plain-Jane math professor (Joan Davis) at a small midwestern college is talked into journeying to New York on behalf of a colleague who has written a steamy bestseller under an assumed name. When she arrives she gets a bump on the head which brings on a form of amnesia and she begins to believe she is the author of the book. Hijinks and adventures follow.

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Director: Charles Lamont

On screen

Cast & crew

Joan Davis as Jane Featherstone

Joan Davis

Jane Featherstone

Jack Oakie as Jerry Marlowe

Jack Oakie

Jerry Marlowe

Mischa Auer as Joe

Mischa Auer

Joe

Gloria Stuart as Phyllis Fowler

Gloria Stuart

Phyllis Fowler

Kirby Grant as Eddie Caldwell

Kirby Grant

Eddie Caldwell

Jacqueline deWit as Millicent Van Cleve

Jacqueline deWit

Millicent Van Cleve

Thurston Hall as Horace Van Cleve

Thurston Hall

Horace Van Cleve

John Litel as Dean Fowler

John Litel

Dean Fowler

Cora Witherspoon as Carrothers

Cora Witherspoon

Carrothers

Selmer Jackson as Fielding

Selmer Jackson

Fielding

Verna Felton as Mrs. Kilgour

Verna Felton

Mrs. Kilgour

Dick Elliott as Party Guest

Dick Elliott

Party Guest

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