Jerome Thoms

Jerome Thoms (October 7, 1907 – November 1, 1977) was an American film editor.^[1][2]

Jerome Thoms
Born	(1907-10-07)October 7, 1907 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	November 1, 1977(1977-11-01) (aged 70) Fredericksburg, Texas
Occupation	Film editor

He edited Blondie's Big Moment (1947),^[3] Blondie's Holiday (1947),^[4] The Chance of a Lifetime (1943),^[5] A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946),^[6] The Devil's Mask (1946),^[7] The Crimson Kimono (1959),^[8] Underworld USA (1960),^[9] Shock Corridor (1963), The Naked Kiss (1964),^[10] West of Sonora (1948),^[11] and So Dark the Night (1946).^[12] He also edited What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? (1942) and Tireman, Spare my Tires (1942).^[13] In Screaming Mimi (1958) he worked with Gene Havlick.^[14]

Jerome Thoms' editing in The Crimson Kimono adds a percussive force to many of the action scenes.^[15]

He worked as art director in Escape in the Fog (1945).^[16]

Selected filmography

• The Sea Bat (1930)
• In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
• She's Oil Mine (1941)
• What's the Matador? (1942)
• Three Smart Saps (1942)
• Sock-a-Bye Baby (1942)
• Dizzy Detectives (1943)
• Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
• Frontier Fury (1943)
• Dangerous Blondes (1943)
• Swing Out the Blues (1944)
• Life with Blondie (1945)
• The Devil's Mask (1946)
• Blondie's Big Moment (1947)
• My Dog Rusty (1948)
• Thunderhoof (1948)
• The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
• The Good Humor Man (1950)
• Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)
• Her First Romance (1951)
• Okinawa (1952)
• Flame of Calcutta (1953)
• Gun Fury (1953)
• The Violent Men (1955)
• Apache Ambush (1955)
• The Harder They Fall (1956)
• Reprisal! (1956)
• Battle Stations (1956)
• Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
• Jeanne Eagels (1957)
• Pal Joey (1957)
• Screaming Mimi (1958)
• Gunman's Walk (1958)
• The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
• Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
• Ride Lonesome (1959)
• Edge of Eternity (1959)
• The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
• Stop! Look! and Laugh (1960)
• Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
• Twist Around the Clock (1961)
• The Wild Westerners (1962)
• Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
• The Interns (1962)
• Shock Corridor (1963)
• Showdown (1963)
• The Naked Kiss (1964)

Academy Awards

• 30th Academy Awards-Nominated for Pal Joey and shared with Viola Lawrence.^[17] Lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai.^[18]