Movie: Hers to Hold

Top 10 Billed Cast

Deanna Durbin
Deanna Durbin

Penelope “Penny” Craig

Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten

Bill Morley

Charles Winninger
Charles Winninger

Judson Craig

Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel

Binns

Nella Walker
Nella Walker

Dorothy Craig

Gus Schilling
Gus Schilling

Rosey Blake

Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. Crane

Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers

Flo Simpson

Fay Helm
Fay Helm

Hannah Gordon

Iris Adrian
Iris Adrian

Arlene

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    Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her "Three Smart Girls" films of the 1930s. Durbin plays Penelope Craig, the starry-eyed daughter of wealthy Judson and Dorothy Craig (Charles Winninger, Nella Walker). Developing a crush on much-older playboy Bill Morley (Joseph Cotton), Penelope stops at nothing to land the elusive Morley as her husband. Highlights include Durbin's renditions of "Begin the Beguine" and the "Seguidilla" from Carmen, and a captivating sequence that includes highlights from Durbin's earlier films, presented as home movies!

  • Release Date

    1943-07-16

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    English
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