Hold That Girl

"He asked for her hand...and got it!"

1934 1h 6m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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"That girl" is newspaper sob-sister Tony Bellamy (Claire Trevor), whose nose for news gets her into one jam after another, especially when she poses as an exotic dancer to get the goods on a gangster.

“He asked for her hand...and got it!”

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Cast

James Dunn
Barney Sullivan
Claire Trevor
Tonie Bellamy
Alan Edwards
Tom Mallory
Gertrude Michael
Dorothy Lamont
John Davidson
Ackroyd
Robert McWade
McCloy
Effie Ellsler
Grandmother
Jay Ward
Warren

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Writers: Dudley Nichols, Lamar Trotti
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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James Dunn and Claire Trevor and Alan Edwards carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He asked for her hand...and got it!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0025259 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hamilton MacFadden directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4James Dunn and Claire Trevor and Alan Edwards carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "He asked for her hand...and got it!".
6IMDB entry: tt0025259 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.