She Wrote the Book
Seen it?1946 | 80 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1946: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$80K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Lamont
- Joan DavisJane Featherstone
- Jack OakieJerry Marlowe
- Mischa AuerJoe
- Gloria StuartPhyllis Fowler
- Kirby GrantEddie Caldwell
- Jacqueline deWitMillicent Van Cleve
- Thurston HallHorace Van Cleve
- John LitelDean Fowler
- Cora WitherspoonCarrothers
- Selmer JacksonFielding