Paddy O'Day is an Irish immigrant who learns on arrival in the U.S.
If you have a low tolerance for loud children in old movies, you should probably skip this one. But if you’ve ever found Shirley Temple a bit too saccharine, Paddy O'Day is a weirdly refreshing alternative. Jane Withers is the star here, and she is basically the anti-Shirley. She’s messy, her hair is a bit of a disast...
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Edgar Jones
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"If you have a low tolerance for loud children in old movies, you should probably skip this one. But if you’ve ever found Shirley Temple a bit too saccharine, Paddy O'Day is a weirdly refreshing alternative. Jane Withers is the star here, and she is basically the anti-Shirley. She’s messy, her hair is a bit of a disaster, and she spends a good chunk of the movie yelling or scheming. I kind of love it. The movie starts out way darker than I expected for a light musical comedy. Paddy arrives in N..."
Mickey Martin
Edward Eliscu, Lou Breslow, Sonya Levien
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