interrupted by Jimmy coming for the radio. Jurgens gives Jimmy the radio just to get rid of him. As Jimmy puts the radio in his trunk, the bag of jewels falls out the back. Jimmy recognizes the stolen car parked outside the house as another on his list of skiptrace items, so he takes the stolen car and sends Mary home with their car. Jurgens and his men chase after Jimmy, ending with the police stopping both vehicles. Jimmy's new father-in-law is one of the policemen, and Jimmy shows him he has found the jewels and will get the reward money from the insurance company. He and Mary return to their new home, where they find they were double-crossed by the woman who sold them their furniture: it was all repossessed by skiptracers. Cast James Dunn as Jimmy Parker Frances Gifford as Mary Mulvaney George Douglas as Steve Brady Rita La Roy as Lulu Driscoll Martin Spellman as Mike Mulvaney Eddie Fetherston as Conroy Guy Usher as Officer John Mulvaney Paul Bryar as Duke Jurgens Edwin Max as Taxi, Jurgens' henchman John Dilson as Bill Lannigan Dave O'Brien as Miles Hanover Anna Lisa as Corrine Hill William Hall as Jack Lawrence Marie Rice as Mrs. John Mulvaney Frank Meredith as Officer Mike Art Miles as Kayo Production Development The film's working title was Skip Tracer. It was adapted from a story by William A. Pierce and Raymond L. Schrock. According to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, this was the first comedy-drama film to feature a skiptracer as the main character. Director Sam Newfield was listed in the film credits as "Sherman Scott". Casting Hold That Woman! was the second of two films made by the husband-and-wife team of James Dunn and Frances Gifford, who had married in December 1937. They had earlier starred together in Mercy Plane (1939). Filming Production began on May 22, 1940. Release The film was released on July 15, 1940. The runtime of the U.S. release is 67 minutes. Critical reception The Daily News of New York wrote: "The presentation of 'Hold That Woman,' is better than the production. That the picture has been put together with as little expense as possible is evident but it is invested with humor and clever situations. And the acting is all right". Dunn's performance earned complimentary reviews. Miller (2015) called the film a "flippant comedy" that was "[n]o great shakes, but