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'''''Janie''''' is a 1944 film directed by [[Michael Curtiz]] based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9406E5DD103DE13BBC4D53DFBE66838F659EDE|title=Janie (1944) 'Janie', a Juvenile Comedy, Starring Joyce Reynolds, Opens at Strand -- 'The Falcon in Mexico' at Rialto|first=Bosley|last=Crowther|authorlink=Bosley Crowther|date=August 5, 1944}}</ref>
'''''Janie''''' is a 1944 film directed by [[Michael Curtiz]], based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9406E5DD103DE13BBC4D53DFBE66838F659EDE|title=Janie (1944) 'Janie', a Juvenile Comedy, Starring Joyce Reynolds, Opens at Strand -- 'The Falcon in Mexico' at Rialto|first=Bosley|last=Crowther|author-link=Bosley Crowther|date=August 5, 1944}}</ref> The play was adapted from Bentham's 1940 novel by the same name.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Janie is a free-spirited teenage girl living in a small town. [[World War II]] brings the establishment of an army camp nearby, which is opposed by her father, the local newspaper publisher. Janie and her [[Bobby soxer (music)|bobby soxer]] friends have their hearts set afire by the prospect of so many young soldiers so close. She enjoys dating an Army man, which makes her younger local boyfriend jealous.
Janie is a free-spirited teenager living in a small town. But her father, the local newspaper publisher, opposes the establishment of an army camp nearby. Janie and her [[Bobby soxer (music)|bobby soxer]] friends are excited at the prospect of having so many young soldiers nearby. She dates one of them, which makes her boyfriend jealous.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[William Frambes]] as Private Hackett
* [[William Frambes]] as Private Hackett


Unbilled players include [[Keefe Brasselle]], [[Jimmie Dodd]], [[Sunset Carson]], [[Julie London]], [[Virginia Sale]], [[The Williams Brothers]] with [[Andy Williams]].
Unbilled players include [[Keefe Brasselle]], [[Jimmie Dodd]], [[Sunset Carson]], [[Julie London]], [[Virginia Sale]] and [[the Williams Brothers]] with [[Andy Williams]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[Bosley Crowther]], critic for ''[[The New York Times]]'', panned the film, writing, "The authors of 'Janie', play and picture, have simply cut a theatrical farce with some kids. And the bluntness with which they have done so provides very little warm appeal"; and: "The performance of Joyce Reynolds in the title role is completely surface and pretentious; she had nothing with which to work".<ref name=NYT/>
In a contemporary review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', critic [[Bosley Crowther]] wrote: "The authors of ''Janie'', play and picture, have simply cut a theatrical farce with some kids. And the bluntness with which they have done so provides very little warm appeal ... The performance of Joyce Reynolds in the title role is completely surface and pretentious; she had nothing with which to work."<ref name=NYT/>


The film was followed two years later by a sequel, ''[[Janie Gets Married]]''.
The film was followed two years later by the sequel ''[[Janie Gets Married]]''.


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{AFI film|698|Janie}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0036970|title=Janie}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0036970|title=Janie}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=239|title=Janie}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=239|title=Janie}}
* {{amg movie|97060}}
* {{allMovie title|97060}}


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Latest revision as of 20:31, 20 December 2023

Janie
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Screenplay byCharles Hoffman
Agnes Christine Johnston
Based onJanie (1942 play)
by Josephine Bentham
Herschel V. Williams Jr.
Produced byAlex Gottlieb
StarringJoyce Reynolds
Robert Hutton
Narrated byAlex Gottlieb
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
Edited byOwen Marks
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 2, 1944 (1944-09-02)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Janie is a 1944 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr.[1] The play was adapted from Bentham's 1940 novel by the same name.

Plot

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Janie is a free-spirited teenager living in a small town. But her father, the local newspaper publisher, opposes the establishment of an army camp nearby. Janie and her bobby soxer friends are excited at the prospect of having so many young soldiers nearby. She dates one of them, which makes her boyfriend jealous.

Cast

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Unbilled players include Keefe Brasselle, Jimmie Dodd, Sunset Carson, Julie London, Virginia Sale and the Williams Brothers with Andy Williams.

Reception

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In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "The authors of Janie, play and picture, have simply cut a theatrical farce with some kids. And the bluntness with which they have done so provides very little warm appeal ... The performance of Joyce Reynolds in the title role is completely surface and pretentious; she had nothing with which to work."[1]

The film was followed two years later by the sequel Janie Gets Married.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Crowther, Bosley (August 5, 1944). "Janie (1944) 'Janie', a Juvenile Comedy, Starring Joyce Reynolds, Opens at Strand -- 'The Falcon in Mexico' at Rialto". The New York Times.
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