Hold That Woman!

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Movie
Original title Hold That Woman!
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1940
length 64 minutes
Rod
Director Sam Newfield
script George Bricker
production Sigmund Neufeld
camera Jack Greenhalgh
cut Holbrook Todd
occupation

Hold That Woman! is an American comedy film from 1940. Directed by Sam Newfield based on a script by George Bricker . The main roles were played by James Dunn and Frances Gifford .

action

Jimmy Parker is a “skip tracer”, someone who looks for default payers of purchased goods and confiscates the goods concerned. However, Jimmy is not very successful in this job. In a meeting with his boss and the company's most successful employee, Miles Hanover, he is asked to confiscate a radio that evening from Lulu Driscoll, who has opposed such attempts on several occasions. However, Jimmy already has a night out with his fiancée, Mary Mulvany, so he tries to do the job while Mary waits in the car. Lulu defends herself this time too, and Jimmy has to spend the night in jail because of his brisk approach, just like Mary. Lulu uses the radio in question as a hiding place for the diamonds that her friend Steve Brady stole from the famous actress Corinne Hill and for which a reward of $ 10,000 is offered.

Corinne Hill, who sees Brady as her fiancé, and her agent John Lawrence learn the next morning that Brady was the thief and that gang boss Duke Jurgens is involved. Since Hill doesn't want to let the public know about this, Lawrence turns to Jimmy's boss. He adds $ 5,000 to the reward if the matter is done without the police. Hanover is tasked with the case. Jimmy comes before the magistrate who denies the charges because Lulu did not show up. Jimmy immediately goes looking for the radio again, but is asked by a colleague to watch out for a car that he is supposed to confiscate. Since Lulu has since closed her apartment, Jimmy and Mary look for her. During this search, the two get married. They also look for a common apartment and get the furniture for it.

Jurgens and his gang have now arrived at Lulu's and are looking for the diamonds. They found out from Brady, whom they caught trying to escape, that Lulu had the stones. Hanover had watched all of this and ordered Hill and Lawrence there. The band overwhelmed all three. She also tied Lulu and Brady in the trunk of a stolen car. When Jimmy interrupts his search, but only wants the radio, Jurgens gives it to him. Jimmy finds the diamonds in it and then the car to look out for. So he sends Mary up in his car and follows her in this car. The gangsters are chasing him because this is the car that Lulu and Brady are in. When they catch Jimmy after a car chase, everyone is overwhelmed by the police officers who chased them for breaking several traffic rules. Jimmy clears up the matter and is made chairman of a new subsidiary by his delighted boss. When he finally arrives at his apartment with Mary, the furniture is missing; they were confiscated by his company because the previous owner had not paid them in full.

production

Production of Skip Tracer, as the film was originally called, began on May 22, 1940 and ended on June 8. The production company was Sigmund Neufeld Productions .

The two main actors, James Dunn and Frances Gifford were married to each other at the time of filming. For Rita La Roy , Hold That Woman! the last film of her career. The set designer for the film was Ernest Graber.

Hold That Woman! premiered on June 28, 1940. The film was distributed by the PRC .

Reviews

Hold That Woman! Is featured in many contemporary film newspapers. mostly rated as easy entertainment with a few laughs, some also praise James Dunn, Frances Gifford and the actors in the supporting roles. Although it didn't cost much, according to Variety , the film is a questionable investment. Every attempt to save money can be seen in the film, especially the cheap sets and the poor camera. James Dunn is also sharply criticized. His acting, which was once successful, is increasingly losing its effect and has become tiring over the years. Only Frances Gifford was rated positively.

In later years, Hold That Woman seems ! to have been received very little. Neither Rotten Tomatoes nor the Internet Movie Database gives any criticism (as of June 2018).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hold That Woman! (1931). In: American Film Institute. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  2. ↑ The Hollywood Scene . In: Motion Picture Herald . June 8, 1940, p.  35 ( online at Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Hal Erickson : Hold That Woman (1940). In: All Movie. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Obituaries: Rita La Roy; Actress, Model Agency Owner. In: Los Angeles Times . February 23, 1993, accessed June 3, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Hold That Woman! In: Film Daily . July 12, 1940, p.  6 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  6. ^ A b Paul C. Mooney Jr. Hold That Woman . In: Motion Picture Herald . November 23, 1940, p. 48 ( online in Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  7. ↑ "Hold That Woman" . In: Motion Picture Daily . November 19, 1940, p.  6 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  8. ↑ a b Hold That Woman! In: The Exhibitor . S.  562 ( online at Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  9. ↑ a b Hold That Woman . In: Film Daily . July 12, 1940, p.  6 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Hold That Woman . In: Variety . November 20, 1940, p.  18 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Hold That Woman (1940). In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Hold That Woman! in the Internet Movie Database (English) , accessed on June 3, 2018th