Jane Withers

Jane Withers

出生 : 1926-04-12, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

死亡 : 2021-08-07

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and singer. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of 3, Withers was a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s, and probably best known for playing the obnoxious Joy Smythe in the film Bright Eyes, where she paired with Shirley Temple.

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ノートルダムの鐘Ⅱ
Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
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
Self
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 Welch.
Memories of Giant
Self
Cast, crew and Texans spin small and tall tales about the legacy of George Stevens' 'Giant'.
ノートルダムの鐘
Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
舞台は、15世紀のパリ。そこにあるノートルダム大聖堂の鐘楼にひっそりと暮らす鐘衝き男・カジモドは、容姿こそ醜いが、優しく純粋な心を持った青年。彼は、育ての親・フロローの言いつけで外に出る事を許されず、友人は3人組の石像だけだった。 そんなある日、町の祭で楽しく盛り上がる人々を見て、我慢出来なくなったカジモドは遂に大聖堂を飛び出した。
All Together Now
Helen Drummond
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
Self
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 the Sunshine of My Life." The cast also attend a party performing "The Little Things We Do Together" from Stephen Sondheim's Company.
Captain Newman, M.D.
Lt. Grace Blodgett
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. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.
The Right Approach
Liz Fargo
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
Grace
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 1957 New York City Crusade, with color scenes of the Crusade at Madison Square Garden.
Armored Attack!
as Clavdia Kurin
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.
ジャイアンツ
Vashti Synthe
テキサスの大牧場主のもとに、東部の女性が嫁いできた。東部と西部の気質の違いから、彼女は当初から苦労を強いられる。やがて二人の子供も成長し、親もとから巣立っていく……。テキサスの雄大な自然を舞台に、ある一家の30年に渡る人生を描いた大河ドラマ。
Danger Street
Pat Marvin
Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.
Affairs of Geraldine
Geraldine Cooper
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
Two young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood.
Faces in the Fog
Mary Elliott
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 socializing have on the children....
My Best Gal
Kitty O'Hara
A girl from a show-business family seeks a backer for her boyfriend's musical.
The North Star
Clavdia Kurin
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack."
Johnny Doughboy
Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
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
Kathy Martindale
A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.
Young America
Jane Campbell
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 Century Fox.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
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 premiere of the first short in this series attended by more that a few film stars.
Small Town Deb
Writer
Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother.
Small Town Deb
Patricia Randall
Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother.
A Very Young Lady
Kitty Russell
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.
Her First Beau
Penelope 'Penny' Wood
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 indifference to Penny is her chief source of annoyance. Mervyn Roberts, Penny's uncle who is only five years older than she is, arrives home with a guest, Roger Van Vleck, and Penny falls for Roger's sophistication. Chuck, resentful, continues to work on his glider over his father's objections. His father wants it destroyed but Elmer Tuttle, their hired man, hides it.
Golden Hoofs
Jane Drake
A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sold.
Youth Will Be Served
Eadie-May
A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.
The Girl from Avenue A
Jane
A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.
Shooting High
Jane Pritchard
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.
High School
Jane Wallace
A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled at her father's Texas ranch must adjust to her new surroundings and being with other students when she's sent to a San Antonio high-school.
Pack Up Your Troubles
Colette
Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.
Chicken Wagon Family
Addie Fippany
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 life, but Mrs. Fippany and Cecile want to settle down in New York City. As soon as the "chicken wagon family" reaches New York, Addie gets into mischief and a policeman, Matt Hibbard, helps her and falls in love with Cecile. He helps the family settle into a deserted firehouse which is up for public sale.
Boy Friend
Sally Murphy
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
Herself (uncredited)
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
The Arizona Wildcat
Mary Jane Patterson
In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold robbery.
Always in Trouble
Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
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
Jane Rand
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
Gypsy
A Gypsy band takes lots of stuff but always in a good cause. Led by Jane Withers, they pick up a socialite (Hundson) who has amnesia. She works as a fortune teller and raises enough money for an operation to regain her memory.
Checkers
Checkers
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
Judy
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
Arnette Flynn
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 golden anniversary. Not unexpectedly, things go astray when a bank robber hopes to cash in on the excitement, but fortunately his plans are thwarted by the towns newly elected sheriff (Brennan)...who's a reformed crook himself!
Angel's Holiday
June 'Angel' Everett
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 disappearance is a publicity stunt, which is true -- until gangster Bat Regan decides to get involved.
The Holy Terror
Corky
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?
Peg Gurgle
A young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an old plantation.
Pepper
Pepper Jolly
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
Judy Devlin
A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.
Gentle Julia
Florence Atwater
A shy newspaperman nearly gives up when his girlfriend falls for the new guy in town till Withers sets things right.
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day
A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds (Pinky Tomlin) and a beautiful Russian singer (Rita Hayworth) provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child (Jane Withers) who has arrived illegally in New York. Director Lewis Seiler's 1936 comedy, with numerous songs, also features Jane Darwell, George Givot, Robert Dudley, Vera Lewis, Louise Carter, Francis Ford, Russell Simpson and Clarence Wilson.
This Is the Life
Geraldine Revier
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
Della
A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.
Ginger
Ginger
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. But, through a meddling do-gooder, she is placed in the home of the Parkers, and clashes immediately with the pampered young son, Hamilton.
The Good Fairy
Child, Orphanage Sequence (uncredited)
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 lecherous businessman, Konrad, and a decent but confused doctor, Max Sporum. When Luisa convinces Konrad that she's married to Max, Konrad tries everything he can to get rid of the baffled doctor.
Bright Eyes
Joy Smythe
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
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
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.
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.