Jane Withers Child Star Paddy O'Day Keep That Twinkle In Your Eye

In 1935's "Paddy O'Day", Jane shows 1930's movie audiences that she could hold her own against Miss Temple. Usually playing a tough, plain looking, toyboyish but self reliant underdog, she was never "Curly Top", "Bright Eyes" or "Dimples"; as Shirley's films were titled, but rather "Little Miss Nobody", "Always in Trouble" and "Rascals". Jane did it a different way and quickly rose to the top 10 box office ratings in the 1930's. Her films were made by 20th Century Fox, Shirley's own studio. Sadly, Fox has not released her films on DVD and although Jane is well remembered today, her films are rarely seen. (Come on, Fox...)
An expert imitator, Jane had the uncanny ability even at nine years old to duplicate any accent and mimic any popular personality. Unlike any other child star playing a foreigner, the studio actually had Jane adopt the correct accent for this role.
I cannot upload the entire film due to copyright restrictions - sorry!

[@teampeeta2011]

Last night I couldn't sleep and I just happened to stop the channel on TMC. Patty O'Day was playing...Jane Withers is absolutely adorable in this film! I couldn't turn it off..Fantastic performance! Her dancing and singing are remarkable! Ms.Withers, you have a brand new fan!!! Patty O'Day is my new favorite film!!! Adorable, adorable, adorable!! God Bless You, Ms.Withers. Much Love, ~ASouthernEquestrian~

[@glamourbot9953]

My school does something called the "Wax Museum" for history and I got Jane Withers, and I'm so excited. Jane Withers is amazing

[@friendsfamilyaccount]

She was awesome - wish they would do a DVD release of all of her films. They are hard to find!

[@johnprovince5304]

I'd buy one!

[@ShadowsofthePastTheater]

I would buy a collection of her films in a heart beat! Fox should give her the same treatment as Shirley Temple...giving us a huge collection of her films. If they can give us an 18 film set of Shirley's films, why not Jane? I wish I had appreciated her when I was a child. I only saw her as that mean little girl in "Bright Eyes." I had no idea she went on to become a star in her own right! Way to go, Jane!

[@bellekd1413]

How adorable!

[@wraithby]

I like Jane's Irish dancing here. It's much closer to the traditional sean nos dancing from rural areas of Ireland, than the well known Irish step dancing used in competition and in exaggerated forms like Riverdance.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Lovely voice

[@bellekd1413]

Yes, sir! No, sir! Them sausages! Yes, sir! No, sir!

[@wasittoyou]

The producer (Wurtzel) had a keen eye for talent, He put the then (unknwn) Rita Cansino in ths picture too. Rita quickly became the goddess Hayworth .

[@69justusjonas]

Weis jemand ob Jane Withersfilme jemals in Deutschland im Kino aufgeführt wurden? Ich kann mich nicht entsinnen sie jemals Im Tv der 70er und 80er Jahren gesehen zu haben.Was ich sehr schade finde!

[@JeremiahsFiles]

Nice Irish accent, Jane! I saw Shirley Temple play foreigners with her American accent, except when she sang in The Little Princess in her British accent. You also have a Scottish accent, and I'll bet you had a Hungarian accent when you were in Zoo in Budapest.

[@MsBackstager]

Jane always has the same little face.