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!
Directed by Frank Ryan
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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
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