Hers to Hold (1943)

7.0/10 94 min Drama Music Romance

Overview

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!

Cast

Deanna Durbin

Penelope “Penny” Craig

Joseph Cotten

Bill Morley

Charles Winninger

Judson Craig

Ludwig Stössel

Binns

Nella Walker

Dorothy Craig

Gus Schilling

Rosey Blake

Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. Crane

Evelyn Ankers

Flo Simpson

Fay Helm

Hannah Gordon

Iris Adrian

Arlene

Murray Alper

Smiley, the Foreman

Douglas Wood

Peter Cartwright

Minna Phillips

Mrs. Cartwright

Nydia Westman

Nurse Willing

Irving Bacon

Dr. Bacon

Alix Talton

Hazel

Teddy Infuhr

Joey

Ruth Lee

Miss Crawford

Spec O'Donnell

William Morley

Harry Tyler

Sailor Sam

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