Hers to Hold (1943)
To Have and to Hold...Now or perhaps Never!
94 min
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
- July 16, 1943
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Deanna Durbin as 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
Crew
- Frank Ryan · Director
- Lewis R. Foster · Writer
- John D. Klorer · Writer
- Felix Jackson · Producer
- Frank Skinner · Composer
- Elwood Bredell · Cinematographer
- Ted J. Kent · Editor