Always in Trouble

"Always in Trouble" is a painfully unfunny B-movie from Twentieth Century-Fox. It stars Jane Withers, a young actress who could be quite engaging (she was great in "Bright Eyes")...but here she comes off as manipulative and unlikable. The story is supposed to be kooky and fun. It isn't.

Jerry (Withers) lives in a very nice house, as her father has struck it rich. I have no idea why, but as soon as one of her father's employees shows up, she begins manipulating him to do her bidding....and it often seemed cruel and pointless. Soon she has the guy dressing up as her father and taking his place on a family boating...and then when the family discovers the ruse, Jerry pretends to know nothing about it. What's next? I don't care.

A film with manipulation could be fun. But Jerry comes off as annoying and pointlessly manipulative. As for the employee, it's hard to believe ANYONE would do Jerry's bidding and the whole mess makes little sense and is tough to finish. In fact, after a while, I couldn't take any more and turned it off....a rarity for me not to finish a movie...even a bad one. Annoying and confusing...and that boating sequence, ouch, was it bad.

During the Great Depression, did the public really want to see a big porker like Jane Withers acting like an obnoxious spoiled brat?

Not a single moment of this stinker is entertaining let alone funny. One would think this was played in drive One for horny teens who never watched.

I pity the cast. This film is completely hopeless. The script is obnoxious. There is one telephone gag that is stupid to the point of being painful that goes on and on.

The good news is that later in life, Jane was able to vindicate herself. She became Josephine the Plumber and was at least able to make use of herself by unclogging toilets.