

She Wrote the Book
1946-05-31 · 80 min · ★ 6.5
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
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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
Verna FeltonMrs. Kilgour
Dick ElliottParty GuestTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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