Jane Withers

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)

A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s. ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant. ...

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)

Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as Grauman's Chinese Theater, it immediately drew attention from the public, and, more importantly, from those in the entertainment industry. Hosted by Raquel ...

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearle ...

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling (1993)

There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy, and a President credited her with raising the morale of Dep ...

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (1989)

A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous others along with interviews. ...

All Together Now (1975)

Four orphaned children have 30 days to prove that they can remain together as a family without adult supervision. Based on a true story. ...

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974)

Mitzi Gaynor and guests Ted Knight (Mary Tyler Moore Show), Jerry Orbach (Chicago), Suzanne Pleshette (Bob Newhart Show) and Jane Withers in music, dance and comedy vignettes celebrating housewives. Songs include "Married," "I Can Cook, Too," and "You Are ...

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. ...

The Right Approach (1961)

An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in order to achieve success and fame. ...

The Heart Is a Rebel (1958)

While struggling with their son's serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her husband does not understand the wife's acceptance of Christ. THE HEART IS A REBEL features the beloved Ethel Waters, and is set against Billy Graham's historic ...

Armored Attack! (1957)

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Re-edited version of The North Star (1943), to remove positive references to Soviet Union and include narration about the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. ...

Giant (1956)

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of ...

Danger Street (1947)

Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder. ...

Affairs of Geraldine (1946)

When the wealthy Mrs. Cooper passes away, she divides her estate between her sons, Henry and Wayne, and her only daughter, the tomboyish Geraldine. ...

Peeks at Hollywood (1946)

Two young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood. ...

Faces in the Fog (1944)

Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the doctor at the defense plant employing Tom, worries about the effect that Tom and Cora's drinking and socializin ...

My Best Gal (1944)

A girl from a show-business family seeks a backer for her boyfriend's musical. ...

The North Star (1943)

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack. ...

Johnny Doughboy (1942)

As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group of former child stars to perform in a USO show. ...

The Mad Martindales (1942)

A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures. ...

Young America (1942)

Young America is a 1942 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Jane Withers, Jane Darwell, Lynne Roberts, Robert Cornell, William Tracy and Roman Bohnen. The film was released on February 6, 1942, by 20th ...

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)

Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's country home and goes to the Mocambo. There is also a sequence dedicated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin world p ...

Small Town Deb (1941)

Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother. ...

A Very Young Lady (1941)

A tomboy is sent to a private school to become a refined young woman, but her innocent crush on the headmaster leads to serious complications. ...

Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)

Jane Withers entertains her teenage friends with archery and jitterbug dancing; Cesar Romero and Patricia Morison play backgammon; Rita Hayworth supervises the building of her new home; stars gather at Santa Anita for the San Antonio handicap. ...

Her First Beau (1941)

15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some day she might become a famous,great writer. Chuck also has two interests - his home-made glider and the hope that some day he will go to Tech college. His indif ...

Golden Hoofs (1941)

A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sold. ...

Youth Will Be Served (1940)

A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur. ...

The Girl from Avenue A (1940)

A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright. ...

Shooting High (1940)

A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead. ...

High School (1940)

A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled on her father's Texan ranch must adjust to her new surroundings with other students when she's sent to a San Antonio high school. ...

Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)

Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines. ...

Chicken Wagon Family (1939)

Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam the country-side in a mule-drawn wagon, trading trinkets to farmers for chickens which they sell in the cities. Addie and her father love the care-free lif ...

Boy Friend (1939)

A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet. ...

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars. ...

The Arizona Wildcat (1939)

In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold robbery. ...

Always in Trouble (1938)

Jane's dad (Tombes) is an oil field worker who comes into a fortune and is then pushed into society by his wife. ...

Keep Smiling (1938)

Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary. ...

Rascals (1938)

A Gypsy band takes lots of stuff but always in a good cause. Led by Jane Withers, they pick up a socialite who has amnesia. She works as a fortune teller and raises enough money for an operation to regain her memory. ...

Checkers (1937)

A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm. ...

45 Fathers (1937)

An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can. ...

Wild and Woolly (1937)

Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Searl (who gives Jane her first on screen kiss!) team up with character greats like Walter Brennan and Lon Chaney Jr. to help their hometown celebrate its gol ...

Angel's Holiday (1937)

Lively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes involved in intrigue centering on movie star Pauline Kaye and her companion Stivers. Reporter Nick Moore, once sweet on Pauline, is convinced that her sudden di ...

The Holy Terror (1937)

Corky 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. ...

Can This Be Dixie? (1936)

A young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an old plantation. ...

Pepper (1936)

Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to take her gang to Coney Island and prevents his daughter from marrying a phony aristocrat. ...

Little Miss Nobody (1936)

A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past. ...

Gentle Julia (1936)

A shy newspaperman nearly gives up when his girlfriend falls for the new guy in town till Withers sets things right. ...

Paddy O'Day (1936)

A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child who has arrived illegally in New York. ...

This Is the Life (1935)

A popular child star, exploited and overworked by her greedy guardians, decides enough is enough--and takes it on the lam. ...

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm. ...

Ginger (1935)

Ginger, an orphan, is living with her foster-uncle, Rexford Whittington, a broken-down Shakesperian actor. Although denied the love of a mother and father, Ginger looks after her uncle, gives him lectures, loves him, defends him and keeps house for him. Bu ...

The Good Fairy (1935)

In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie house, determined to succeed in her first job by doing good deeds for others and maintaining her purity. Luisa's well-meaning lies get her caught between a lechero ...

Bright Eyes (1934)

An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody. ...

Imitation of Life (1934)

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way. ...

Buddy's Garage (1934)

While having lunch at the garage, Cookie is kidnapped by a man and Buddy gets in a car chase to rescue her. ...

Buddy's Day Out (1933)

This cartoon has some amusing sight gags like a car going back through a fence and crashing into various animals before landing in Cookie's yard or a train that seems on its way into crashing into a car with Elmer and Happy inside when Buddy and Cookie use ...

Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)

Lifelong friends and medical school graduates Mary Stevens and Don Andrews decide to set up office together. While Mary struggles to earn respect because of her gender, Don gets caught up in his ambitions for a bigger life. ...

Zoo in Budapest (1933)

Zani is an unusual young man who has spent his entire life in a zoo in Budapest. His only true friends are the zoo's animals. When Zani meets Eve, a young orphan girl, they fall in love. To be together Eve must somehow escape from her strict orphan school. ...

Small Town Deb (1941)

Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother. ...