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It Happens Every Thursday

1953 1h 20m Comedy Drama List
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Bob MacAvoy (John Forsythe) and his pregnant wife, Jane (Loretta Young), are tired of the hectic life they lead in New York City. Bob abandons his successful position as a reporter to move with Jane to a little town in California, where he buys the struggling weekly newspaper. Their city ways clash with the traditional small-town mores of their new neighbors. Bob then orchestrates a scheme to increase circulation, which only gets the hopelessly cosmopolitan couple into more trouble. Read More Read Less

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine A big-city reporter (pleasantly underplayed by John Forsythe) and his ever-lovin' wife (cloyingly overplayed by Loretta Young) try their hand at running a brokendown country weekly. Oct 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Bob MacAvoy (John Forsythe) and his pregnant wife, Jane (Loretta Young), are tired of the hectic life they lead in New York City. Bob abandons his successful position as a reporter to move with Jane to a little town in California, where he buys the struggling weekly newspaper. Their city ways clash with the traditional small-town mores of their new neighbors. Bob then orchestrates a scheme to increase circulation, which only gets the hopelessly cosmopolitan couple into more trouble.
Director
Joseph Pevney
Producer
Anton Leader, Leonard Goldstein
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m