Heres our quick guide to the best familyfriendly movies and shows you can stream right now. There are no english trailers added to the amazing mrs. Holliday durbin and the kids find refuge in the huge mansion of. Holliday, in order to get some chinese war orphans into the united. Holliday is a sweet, tender movie, and awfully sentimental, and, okay, it drags in places. Making her first film appearance since 1941, deanna durbin plays the title role in the amazing mrs.
Holliday 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie was oscarnominated for best musical score for a drama or comedy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the amazing mrs. Holliday is now available on dvdr in the universal vault series. In this ww ii era comedydrama, a courageous young missionary woman tries to smuggle a group of chinese orphans out of their country to the us. The film opens after kirke, sailor timothy blake barry fitzgerald and eight orphans have survived the attack and are on the shores of san francisco. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the amazing mrs. Holliday 1943 bruce manning on allmovie originally intended as a more serious film than. Deanna durbin stars as a missionary who goes to great lengths, even posing as.
Holliday dvd manufactured on demand, ntsc format at. Singing sensation deanna durbin stars an american schoolteacher who pretends she is the widow of a wealthy sailor to escape wartorn china with eigh. Holliday dvd, 2014 at the best online prices at ebay. Holliday, 1943, directed by bruce manning, with deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, at turner classic movies. Holliday is a film directed by bruce manning with deanna durbin, edmond o. She plays a schoolteacher and missionarys daughter who comes to america with a gaggle of war orphans and has to pose as the widow of a wealthy sea captain to keep them together.
To me, they come off as filler scenes, and i pretty much fidgeted until the narrative caught up again with the present. Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring deanna durbin, edmond obrien, and. Holliday 1943 a ships steward barry fitzgerald has a missionary deanna durbin pose as his tycoon bosss wife to help her smuggle orphans out of china. Of all the movies ive seen over the last 50 years, this is one of the best. Holliday as an original movie poster issued either directly from the film studio or an authorized distributor. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Holliday was originally intended as durbins dramatic debut, and originally directed by jean renoir, but universal insisted upon retakes and added songs. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Academy award winner barry fitzgerald costars as the hilarious first mate who helps mrs. This is a movie that will win your heart, make you smile and lift your spirits. The most amazing thing about this already bizarre film is the fact that the original director was of all people the great jean renoir, who worked on the film for 47 days before being replaced by producer bruce manning, whose only directing credit this is. Holliday synopsis a ships steward barry fitzgerald helps a missionary deanna durbin smuggle orphans out of china.
Actoragecheck is a free service that allows you to quickly view the age of an actoractress along with their age in a specific movie its important to note that the age of a person in a particular movie is based on the movies release date, and may not represent the actual filming date. Bruce manning, bruce manning, frank ryan, hans jacoby, deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald. Holliday with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Holliday 1943 rotten tomatoes in this ww ii era comedydrama, a courageous young missionary woman tries to smuggle a group of chinese orphans out of their country to the us. Deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, arthur treacher, harry davenport, grant mitchell, frieda inescort, elisabeth. Holliday passed 1h 36min comedy, drama, music 19 february 1943 usa a missionary tries to outwit the u.
Holliday durbin and the kids find refuge in the huge mansion of his former boss. Holliday available now on bluray, dvd, digital and on demand from universal pictures home entertainment. Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring deanna durbin, edmond obrien, and barry fitzgerald. According to deanna durbin in a letter dated august 2, 1987 to film historian william k. Singing sensation deanna durbin stars an american schoolteacher who pretends she is the widow of a wealthy sailor to escape wartorn china with eight orphans in the amazing mrs. I have heaps of information about the movie and also about deannas other 20 movies at the following site. Holliday 1943 cast and crew a ships steward barry fitzgerald has a missionary deanna durbin pose as his tycoon bosss. With the help of ships steward timothy barry fitzgerald, ruth poses as. Bruce manning, frank ryan, hans jacoby, deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald. Holliday, in which durbin tries to smuggle chinese orphans into the u. Find information about the amazing mrs holliday watch the amazing mrs holliday on allmovie movie search results for the amazing mrs holliday allmovie allmovie.
Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring. Find information about the amazing mrs holliday watch the amazing mrs holliday on allmovie movie search results for the amazing mrs holliday allmovie allmovie relies heavily on javascript. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook. Nov 23, 2008 the amazing mrs holliday is a fun movie, but what is more amazing is deannas wonderful performance.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for the amazing mrs. Actor age check how old was barry fitzgerald in the. Cast information crew information company information news box. Holliday 1943 english cinema, trailer, video clips, the amazing mrs. Though virtually all of renoirs completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was bestowed upon bruce manning, the films producer. Holliday online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The amazing mrs holliday 1943 the amazing deanna durbin. This is a heartwarming story that begins with the upheavals of war in china and how young lives find a new life in america. In this ww ii era comedydrama, a courageous young missionary woman tries to smuggle a group of chinese orphans out of their. Deanna durbin stars as a missionary who goes to great lengths, even posing as mrs. Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring deanna durbin, edmond obrien, and barry fitzgerald based on a story by sonya levien, the film is about a young idealistic missionary who smuggles a group of chinese war orphans into the united states posing as the wife of a wealthy commodore who went missing after their ship.
Insert this listing is 100% guaranteed for the amazing mrs. Holliday 1943 a ships steward barry fitzgerald has a missionary deanna durbin pose as his tycoon bosss wife to help her smuggle orphans. As mentioned, one nitpick is the series of extended flashback segments. Deanna durbin is by far one of the greatest singers and actresses of all time, possessing charm, beauty, and personality unsurpassed. Holliday is an uneven, frustrating wwii comedydrama, worth seeing for deanna durbins sensitive, beguiling performance, the best of her adult career. Movie search results for the amazing mrs holliday allmovie.
The key reason there were no 1942 deanna durbin movies was the troubled production of her next star vehicle, the amazing mrs. Synopsis by hal erickson making her first film appearance since 1941, deanna durbin plays the title role in the amazing mrs. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Holliday, in order to get some chinese war orphans into the united states. Holliday 1943 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. With deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, arthur treacher, harry davenport, grant. Holliday cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1943 movies 1943. Holliday durbin and the kids find refuge in the huge mansion of his. The lovely deanna durbin is protector of eight orphans and such is her dedication that she falls in with sailor barry fitzgeralds little scheme of pretending to be the widow of the elderly commodore holliday, with the resultant confusion, hilarious moments and. We have a set of beautiful screensavers that will give your boring screen a little bit of the wow factor. The film begins with ruth an orphan herself and the children arriving in san francisco on a lifeboat after their ship was torpedoed by the. The amazing mrs holliday 1943 subtitles opensubtitles. Jul 10, 2012 the movie was oscarnominated for best musical score for a drama or comedy.