The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
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Making her first film appearance since 1941, Deanna Durbin plays the title role in The Amazing Mrs. Holliday. Truth to tell, however, there is no Mrs. Holliday: it's the guise assumed by idealistic missionary Ruth (Durbin) to sneak a group of Chinese war orphans into the US. With the help of… More Making her first film appearance since 1941, Deanna Durbin plays the title role in The Amazing Mrs. Holliday. Truth to tell, however, there is no Mrs. Holliday: it's the guise assumed by idealistic missionary Ruth (Durbin) to sneak a group of Chinese war orphans into the US. With the help of ship's steward Timothy (Barry Fitzgerald), Ruth poses as the wife of a wealthy shipping magnate who was lost at sea. This enables her to safely sequester the orphans in the Holliday family mansion until she can cook up her next scheme. But things begin to unravel when Ruth falls in love with her "husband"'s grandson (Edmond O'Brien)-and, of course, when Mr. Holliday (Harry Davenport) himself turns up alive and well. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday was originally intended as Durbin's dramatic debut, and originally directed by Jean Renoir, but Universal insisted upon retakes and added songs. Though virtually all of Renoir's completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was bestowed upon Bruce Manning, the film's producer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bruce Manning
- Written By
- Frank Ryan, Hans Jacoby
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 10, 1943 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
For Durbin fans: This silly serio comedy was shot by the famous French director Jean Renoir but Universal interfered and imposed songs and retakes.
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Cast
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Deanna Durbin
as Ruth Kirke
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Edmond O'Brien
as Tom Holliday
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Barry Fitzgerald
as Timothy
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Arthur Treacher
as Henderson
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Harry Davenport
as Commodore
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Grant Mitchell
as Edgar
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Frieda Inescort
as Karen
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Elizabeth Risdon
as Louise
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Jonathan Hale
as Ferguson
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Esther Dale
as Lucy
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Gus Schilling
as Jeff
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J. Frank Hamilton
as Dr. Kirke
- Irving Bacon
- Diane Du Bois
- Teddy Infur
- Christopher Severn
- Charles Trowbridge
- Bill Ward
- Linda Ann Bieber
- Yvonne Severn
