Jane Steps Out
{{short description|1938 film}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jane Steps Out
| image =File:Jane Steps Out.jpg
| caption =
| director = Paul L. Stein
| producer = Walter C. Mycroft
| writer = {{ubl|William Freshman|Dudley Leslie}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Diana Churchill|Jean Muir|Peter Murray-Hill}}
| music =
| cinematography = Claude Friese-Greene
| editing =
| studio = ABPC
| distributor = Associated British Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1938|05|16|df=yes}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| gross =
}}
Jane Steps Out is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Diana Churchill, Jean Muir, Peter Murray-Hill and Athene Seyler. There was a television remake on BBC in 1957.{{Cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a7566fb9a0d742db9d722ab2b3b36daf |title=Sunday-Night Theatre: Brian Rix: Jane Steps Out |publisher=BBC}}
It was also remade in India as the Hindi film Love in Simla (1960) that made Sadhana Shivdasani into a star.{{Cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/sadhana-s-fringe-benefits-from-audrey-hepburn/story-cNVsRoJfB68gvxTwCtKlqI.html | title=Sadhana's fringe benefits from Audrey Hepburn |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila | date=28 August 2011 |work=Hindustan Times}}
Plot summary
A young woman is overshadowed by her more glamorous sister. With the help of her grandmother she transforms herself and is able to attract a man.{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38181 |title=Jane Steps Out |publisher=British Film Institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116024759/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38181 |archive-date=16 January 2009}}
Cast
- Diana Churchill as Jane Wilton
- Jean Muir as Beatrice Wilton
- Peter Murray-Hill as Basil Gilbert
- Athene Seyler as Grandma
- Fred Emney as General Wilton
- Iris Hoey as Mrs Wilton
- Judy Kelly as Margot Kent
References
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External links
{{IMDb title|0030284}}
{{Paul L. Stein}}
Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios
Category:Films directed by Paul L. Stein
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
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