Hers to Hold
6.2
“To Have and to Hold...Now or perhaps Never!”
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!
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Part of Three Smart Girls Trilogy
3 films
Cast
23 people
Deanna Durbin
Penelope ‘Penny’ Craig
Known for
Lady on a Train
Joseph Cotten
Bill Morley
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Charles Winninger
Judson Craig
Known for
The Sun Shines Bright
Destry Rides Again
Ludwig Stössel
Binns
Known for
Man Hunt
The Pride of the Yankees
Nella Walker
Dorothy Craig
Known for
Sabrina
I Love You Again
Gus Schilling
Rosey Blake
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Lady from Shanghai
Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. Crane
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Evelyn Ankers
Flo Simpson
Known for
The Wolf Man
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Fay Helm
Hannah Gordon
Known for
The Wolf Man
Phantom Lady
Iris Adrian
Arlene
Known for
The Odd Couple
The Love Bug
Murray Alper
Smiley, the Foreman
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
Saboteur
Douglas Wood
Peter Cartwright
Known for
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Dangerous
Frank Ryan Director · Lewis R. Foster Screenplay John D. Klorer Story
Worldwide gross $1.7M · United States release July 16, 1943 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,700,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Three Smart Girls Join Up
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 16, 1943
Theatrical
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