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Hers To Hold

Evelyn Ankers (Actor), Charles Winninger (Actor)
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
Genre Military & War
Format NTSC, Black & White, Full Screen
Contributor Joseph Cotten, Charles Winninger, Deanna Durbin, Evelyn Ankers
Runtime 94 minutes
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Well-to-do debutante Penny Craig (Deanna Durbin) won't take no for an answer! An overly amorous pilot (Joseph Cotten) gets a classic case of cold feet when Penny falls for his charms but he's suddenly called up for military service overseas. Durbin and Cotten's sweetly sublime romantic jostling is enlivened by the leading lady's delightful musical numbers. Evelyn Ankers, Charles Winninger also star. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Black & White, Full Screen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 94 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Deanna Durbin, Joseph Cotten, Evelyn Ankers, Charles Winninger
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Nostalgia Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000NCN2ZA
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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C. Hutton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Dramatic Role For Durbin
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2008
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Deanna Durbin is known for her beautiful voice in a series of romantic comedies from the 1930's and 1940's. Typecast by Universal as their answer to Judy Garland, she was forbidden a role with mature emotions until "Hers To Hold." This was the third go-around for her as Penny Craig -- the first time made her a star and earned "Three Smart Girls" a Best Picture nomination. What is refreshing is that this World War 2 film does not have a happy romantic ending but a realistic ending. Joseph Cotten is so superb as the flyboy with committment issues that rumors flew that they had an affair. The movie is enjoyable, the singing is excellent and it takes one back to a time that has long past.
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JemRuby
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MOVIE
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2012
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MY MOM LOVES THIS MOVIE SHE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT IT AND WOULD WAIT FOR IT ON TURNER CLASSIC I SEARCHED IT ON AMAZON AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT AS A GIFT FOR HER BDAY
SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT AND NOW DOESN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE ON THE CLASSIC
CHANNEL ANYMORE SHE CAN WATCH IT ANY TIME SHE WANTS - SHE ESPECIALLY LOVES THE
MUSIC SCORE...
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J. Johns-thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for grandma
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2009
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I bought this as a surprise gift for my grandmother. She went to see this movie at the theatre back in the 40s when it first came out. She was so surprised when I gave it to her for her 80th birthday. The quality is surprisingly really good.
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Byron Kolln
4.0 out of 5 stars Deanna touches the heart with wartime romance
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2008
HERS TO HOLD was the third and final installment of the "Three Smart Girls" series. Deanna Durbin rose to fame in 1936 when she first played Penny Craig in "Three Smart Girls", which was followed in 1939 with "Three Smart Girls Grow Up". In 1943, with the world at war, Durbin once again took up the persona of her most famous movie role, but this time the series took a dramatic turn with it's hard-hitting storyline detailing Penny's first real romance with an army pilot. The movie again reunites Durbin with her screen 'parents' Charles Winninger and Nella Walker.

As the movie opens, society personality Penny Craig (Deanna Durbin) is in a city hospital donating blood, where she meets airforce pilot Bill Morley (Joseph Cotten). After an amusing comedy of errors, the two hook up again at an army canteen where their romance really takes off. Soon Penny is volunteering for work at Bill's army base, but the courtship hits a rough spot when Bill reveals his desire to enter the airforce. Penny frantically pleads for her father (Charles Winninger) to use his heavy influence in preventing Bill's enrolment, but eventually Penny must accept his fate and stay strong until he returns home...

HERS TO HOLD is the movie where Durbin's beloved character of Penny finally grows up. With her two older sisters married and out of the picture, the third "Three Smart Girls" title ties up the whole saga nicely with the dramatic war years providing an effective backdrop for the action. Joseph Cotten's chemistry with Durbin was so successful that gossip columnists of the day suspected them of carrying their onscreen romance into their private lives, something which the happily married Cotten vehemently denied.

Durbin dazzles in a wardrobe designed by Adrian, and performs such great numbers as Bizet's "Seguidilla", Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine" and Amy Woodford-Finden's "Kashmiri Love Song". She also introduces the stirring wartime ballad "Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There".

A great title for Deanna devotees!
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Andre Villemaire
4.0 out of 5 stars Hers to hold, should be yours to own.... another good film..
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2009
This is a film, loosely the 3rd one in the 3 smart girls series. You get
to see your favorite characters that you loved and also provided with
a good movie. Set during the war, we have a chance to see our men and women
working at a B17 assembly plant. Should give the viewers a chance to see these
great scenes and get to feel what they had to go through in the 40's.
Deanna is all grown up, sisters are gone but she is still unmarried. Good
little script, great signing....what else do you want.

Note: These movies are not just for Grandma and Grampa,,,they are unique, they
show off some great signing by our past artists...and you never get to
see movies like this anymore....does our youth have the patience for
movies without special effects....

Loved it at 13 years old.....still loving it now at 52 years old.
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Samantha Glasser
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Sweet Durbin Film
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2007
Deanna Durbin stars a Penny Craig, a role she has played twice before. She's a society girl and very beautiful. She visits a hospital for a checkup where Bill Morley (Joseph Cotten) spots her and impersonates a doctor to meet her. When she learns the ruse, she gets annoyed and tries to avoid him, but he won't give up. Finally, he wins her over and she falls desperately in love with him, but the possibility that he might have to go to war looms over their heads.

Durbin is stunning in this film, and her trademark mischieviousness is present even in spite of growing up. She sings several songs including "Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There." Cotten is adequate as her romantic interest, although his character isn't entirely swoon-worthy.

For fans of Three Smart Girls and Three Smart Girls Grow Up, there are many references to Penny's past. There is even a bit where Penny and her parents relive moments through home movies; in reality they are clips from past films.
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