Having recently added Ginger, This Is The Life, Paddy O'Day and Little Miss Nobody to my Jane Withers collection, I had pretty good expectations for Angel's Holiday. However, I found the film difficult to follow with a pretty dull storyline. I'm giving the film three stars for Jane and Jane alone, even though her talents are pretty wasted in this film. Check this film against Little Miss Nobody, which has a heavy dose of pathos, but also the whole gangster thing going on along with some very funny scenes.
This film just had a very "low budget" feel to it (granted, Jane's films were B movies shot on a "cheap" lot at Fox...but this one has an extra low budget feel to it.) I guess they were targeting kids in the 30's who were into Gangbusters, but the film centers around a film star who seems to have no other career but to keep trying to disappear for publicity stunts (why does no one at ALL recognize her in the train if she's so famous?) Jane is the sidekick to the reporter who happens to be an old flame of this star. The whole thing is fairly boring for kids (and I watched it with my 8 and 9 year olds who have seen Jane's other films and liked them a lot.)
If you're a die hard Jane Withers fan, and I am, you'll probably want to add this one to your library, just for Jane's performances alone. However, if you're just looking for a good example of her films, try Ginger or one of the other above mentioned titles and skip this one.
This film just had a very "low budget" feel to it (granted, Jane's films were B movies shot on a "cheap" lot at Fox...but this one has an extra low budget feel to it.) I guess they were targeting kids in the 30's who were into Gangbusters, but the film centers around a film star who seems to have no other career but to keep trying to disappear for publicity stunts (why does no one at ALL recognize her in the train if she's so famous?) Jane is the sidekick to the reporter who happens to be an old flame of this star. The whole thing is fairly boring for kids (and I watched it with my 8 and 9 year olds who have seen Jane's other films and liked them a lot.)
If you're a die hard Jane Withers fan, and I am, you'll probably want to add this one to your library, just for Jane's performances alone. However, if you're just looking for a good example of her films, try Ginger or one of the other above mentioned titles and skip this one.