Hers to Hold
movie
Released July 16, 1943
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
as
Penelope “Penny” Craig
Joseph Cotten
as
Bill Morley
Charles Winninger
as
Judson Craig
Ludwig Stössel
as
Binns
Nella Walker
as
Dorothy Craig
Gus Schilling
as
Rosey Blake
Samuel S. Hinds
as
Dr. Crane
Evelyn Ankers
as
Flo Simpson
Fay Helm
as
Hannah Gordon
Iris Adrian
as
Arlene
Murray Alper
as
Smiley, the Foreman
Douglas Wood
as
Peter Cartwright
