I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe
Theatrical release poster
Directed by John H. Auer
Produced by John H. Auer
Screenplay by Lawrence Kimble
Decla Dunning
Starring Ruth Hussey
John Carroll
Vera Ralston
Gene Lockhart
John Howard
Benay Venuta
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography Reggie Lanning
Edited by Richard L. Van Enger
Production
company
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • May 25, 1948 (1948-05-25)
Running time
 85 minutes
Country United States
Language English

I, Jane Doe is a 1948 American drama war film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Decla Dunning. The film stars Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Gene Lockhart, John Howard and Benay Venuta.[1][2][3]

Plot

When the police find a French woman next to the bullet-ridden body of Stephen Curtis, she refuses to give her identity. She is arrested and goes on trial as "Jane Doe", is convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

Stephen's widow suddenly turns up. A former attorney, Eve Curtis decides to return to her practice and personally represent her husband's condemned killer. It is discovered that Jane Doe is several months pregnant. Her execution is delayed until after the baby is born, at which point a persuasive Eve gains her a new hearing in court.

Jane Doe tells her story. Her real name is Annette Dubois. She was in France on the day the American pilot Stephen Curtis's plane was shot down. After hiding him at great risk and faking Stephen's death to fool Nazi soldiers searching for him, they become lovers. Stephen leaves but promises to come back to her. The war ends but he never returns.

Ashamed to tell her family what happened, Annette travels to New York City where he lived, finds Stephen and intends to shoot him. Someone else is there with a gun ahead of her, however: Eve, equally angry with Stephen for making her quit work as a lawyer and wait for him to return, then betraying her.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "I, Jane Doe (1948) - Overview". TCM.com. 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  2. ↑ A.W. (1948-07-05). "Movie Review - I Jane Doe - ' I, Jane Doe,' Republic Release, Opens at Gotham - New Russian Film at Stanley". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ↑ "I, Jane Doe". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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