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Jane Steps Out

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. It was also remade in India as the Hindi film Love in Simla (1960) that made Sadhana Shivdasani into a star.

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Jun 25, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
239 w
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Source
Jane Steps Out
Directed byPaul L. Stein
Written by
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Starring
CinematographyClaude Friese-Greene
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 16 May 1938 (1938-05-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£23,1911

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 1957.2 It was also remade in India as the Hindi film Love in Simla (1960) that made Sadhana Shivdasani into a star.3

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.4

Cast

References

References

  1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 470–494 at 480.
  2. "Sunday-Night Theatre: Brian Rix: Jane Steps Out". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.
  3. Bhattacharya, Roshmila (28 August 2011). "Sadhana's fringe benefits from Audrey Hepburn". Hindustan Times.
  4. "Jane Steps Out". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
External links

Jane Steps Out at IMDb