Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold

94 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | July 16, 1943

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!

Hers to Hold

94 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | July 16, 1943

Hers to Hold
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!
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Hers to Hold
Directors Frank Ryan
Writers John D. Klorer, Lewis R. Foster

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

Minna Phillips

as Mrs. Cartwright

Nydia Westman

as Nurse Willing

Irving Bacon

as Dr. Bacon