Lady in a Jam
1942 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Gregory La Cava |
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| Writer: | Eugene Thackrey, Otho Lovering, Francis M. Cockrell |
| Staring: |
| A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 19, 1942 |
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| Director: | Gregory La Cava |
| Writer: | Eugene Thackrey, Otho Lovering, Francis M. Cockrell |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | chauffeur, gold rush, gold mine, money, psychiatrist, desert, heiress, madcap comedy, screwball comedy, bankruptcy, cross country trip, riches to rags, cattlemen, unlikely romance, spoiled socialite |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Irene Dunne | Jane Palmer |
| Patric Knowles | Doctor Enright |
| Ralph Bellamy | Stanley |
| Eugene Pallette | Billingsley |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Doctor Brewster |
| Queenie Vassar | Cactus Kate |
| Jane Garland | Strawberry |
| Edward McWade | Ground-Hog |
| Robert Homans | Faro Bill |
| Russell Hicks | Carter |
| Hardie Albright | Milton |
| Isabel La Mal | Josephine |
| Edward Gargan | Deputy |
| Richard Alexander | Henpecked Husband at Auto Camp (uncredited) |
| Margaret Armstrong | Matron (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Motel Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Mona Barrie | Martha (uncredited) |
| William Benedict | Barker (uncredited) |
| Clara Blandick | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Veda Ann Borg | Dr. Enright’s Patient (uncredited) |
| Al Bridge | Furniture Mover (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | Cop at Fender-Bender (uncredited) |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Charles Coleman | Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited) |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Dice | Pinto Horse (uncredited) |
| Lester Dorr | Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Cabbie at Fender-Bender (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jack Gardner | Auctioneer’s Clerk (uncredited) |
| Reed Hadley | Man at Auction (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Man at Auction (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Howard | Mrs. Howard (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Coupe Driver (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Kennedy | Drunk Tourist (uncredited) |
| Thomas Kilshaw | Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| Fuzzy Knight | Government Man's Cabbie (uncredited) |
| Jane La Cava | Child (uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Government Man (uncredited) |
| Rex Lease | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Casey MacGregor | Case Keeper (uncredited) |
| Mira McKinney | Lady of the Evening (uncredited) |
| Kitty O'Neil | Woman (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | Man at Auction (uncredited) |
| Sarah Padden | Miner’s Wife (uncredited) |
| Tex Palmer | Caller (uncredited) |
| Fred Santley | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Syd Saylor | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Chief Thundercloud | Thundercloud (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Tree | Dr. Enright’s Patient (uncredited) |
| Sam H. Underwood | Desert Rat (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Venable | Dr. Enright’s Patient (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Jewelry Salesman at Carter's (uncredited) |
| Theodore von Eltz | Dr. Elsworth (uncredited) |
| Ruth Warren | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Claire Whitney | Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited) |
| Josephine Whittell | Mabel French (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eugene Thackrey | Screenplay |
| Otho Lovering | Screenplay |
| Francis M. Cockrell | Screenplay |
| Gregory La Cava | Director |
| Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Joseph A. McDonough | Assistant Director |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Joe Lapis | Sound Mix Technician |
| Bernard Newman | Costume Design |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Dave Todd | Producer's Assistant |
| Les Warner | Producer's Assistant |
| Mervin J. Houser | Unit Publicist |
| Katherine Stanley | Stand In |
| Name | Title |
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| Gregory La Cava | Producer |
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