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Janie (1944)

Janie poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl navigates romantic mishaps and family dynamics in a small American town. The film follows her comedic exploits during World War II.

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What happens

Janie is a 1944 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr. The play was adapted from Bentham's 1940 novel by the same name. It was nominated for one Academy Award, for film editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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