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She Wrote the Book
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She Wrote the Book

1946-05-31 · 80 min · ★ 6.5

Comedy

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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Directors
Charles Lamont
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joan DavisJoan DavisJane Featherstone
Jack OakieJack OakieJerry Marlowe
Mischa AuerMischa AuerJoe
Gloria StuartGloria StuartPhyllis Fowler
Kirby GrantKirby GrantEddie Caldwell
Jacqueline deWitJacqueline deWitMillicent Van Cleve
Thurston HallThurston HallHorace Van Cleve
John LitelJohn LitelDean Fowler
Cora WitherspoonCora WitherspoonCarrothers
Selmer JacksonSelmer JacksonFielding
Verna FeltonVerna FeltonMrs. Kilgour
Dick ElliottDick ElliottParty Guest

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