It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
Overview
New York reporter Bob MacAvoy is persuaded by pregnant wife Jane to buy a broken-down weekly newspaper in Eden, California. They have humorous problems with small town mores and eccentric citizens. But their schemes to increase circulation get them in over their heads.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.062 |
Directed By
Joseph Pevney
Crew
Leonard Goldstein
Joseph Pevney
Leonard Praskins
Russell Metty
Russell A. Gausman
Anton Leader
Oliver Emert
Barney Slater
Dane Lussier
Robert Clatworthy
Bernard Herzbrun
Frank Gross
Richard DeWeese
Bill Thomas
Jane S. McIlvaine
Bud Westmore
Joan St. Oegger
Joseph Gershenson
Leslie I. Carey
Frank Shaw
TOP CAST
Loretta Young
Jane MacAvoy
John Forsythe
Bob MacAvoy
Frank McHugh
Fred Hawley
Edgar Buchanan
Jake
Gregg Palmer
Chet Dunne
Harvey Grant
Steve MacAvoy
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Spatch
Willard Waterman
Myron Trout
Jimmy Conlin
Matthew
Regis Toomey
Mayor Hull
Gladys George
Mrs. Holmes
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Dow
Edward Clark
Homer
Eddy Waller
James Bartlett
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