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The Holy Terror

  • 19371937
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  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
22
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Jane Withers in The Holy Terror (1937)
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Jane is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for the troops, uncovers a group of spies.Jane is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for the troops, uncovers a group of spies.Jane is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for the troops, uncovers a group of spies.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
22
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    • James Tinling
    • Lou Breslow(original screenplay)
    • John Patrick(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jane Withers
    • Tony Martin
    • Leah Ray
    • James Tinling
    • Lou Breslow(original screenplay)
    • John Patrick(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jane Withers
    • Tony Martin
    • Leah Ray
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    • 1User review
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    Jane Withers
    Jane Withers
    • Corky Wallace
    Tony Martin
    Tony Martin
    • Danny Walker
    • (as Anthony Martin)
    Leah Ray
    Leah Ray
    • Marjorie Dean
    El Brendel
    El Brendel
    • 'Bugs' Svenson
    Joe E. Lewis
    Joe E. Lewis
    • Pelican Beek
    Joan Davis
    Joan Davis
    • Lili
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    • Commander J.J. Otis
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    • Carson
    Victor Adams
    • Flandro
    Raymond Brown
    • Phelps
    Gloria Roy
    • Maria Blair
    Gavin Muir
    Gavin Muir
    • Redman
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Lt. Comdr. R.E. Wallace
    Harry Akst
    • Sailor in Music Hall Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Louis Bacigalupi
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    John Bleifer
    • Alfred - Spy
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Clare
    • Sailor in Music Hall Scene
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Naval Officer
    • (uncredited)
      • James Tinling
      • Lou Breslow(original screenplay)
      • John Patrick(original screenplay)
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    4/10
    Jane likes planes
    Fans of Jane Withers and Naval Aviation fans will like The Holy Terror, but this is one sadly dated film about a young girl who needs either to be on some meds or a good spanking who accidentally uncovers a nest of spies. Where else, but at the local hash house where the sailors go on a pass.

    Young Jane rather than liking dolls or even boys at her age loves model airplanes which she flies at the most inopportune moments, causing a great deal of embarrassment for her father John Eldredge. Other than that she sings and dances as the sailors try to put on a show in the manner of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. But it's how she finds the spies who are taking notice of our advances in aviation for some unnamed foreign power.

    Seeing those ancient biplanes taking off from a carrier deck even though this film was studio bound was interesting to say the least. Harry Akst and Sidney Clare wrote a score of unmemorable songs for this film. Tony Martin, Leah Ray, El Brendel, Joan Davis, and Joe E. Lewis all contribute their talents and Davis comes off the best.

    Nothing to run home to watch TCM if The Holy Terror is broadcast.
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    • Dec 28, 2012

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 1937 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 8 minutes
      • Black and White

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