Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the amazing mrs. Academy award winner barry fitzgerald costars as the hilarious first mate who helps mrs. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. 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. Directors bruce manning,jean renoir cast includes deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, harry davenport. Holliday, in order to get some chinese war orphans into the united. Jul 10, 2011 the difference in mood between the two parts of the film may be explained by the fact that, according to deanna, an uncredited jean renoir, hired by universal to help develop a new image for deanna, directed 23 of the released version of mrs holliday before leaving the film due allegedly to the flare up of an old war injury. Amazing mrs holliday for sale barware collectibles store. Making her first film appearance since 1941, deanna durbin plays the title role in the amazing mrs. February 2, 1990 html text file jpeg format image file page 1, page 2 pdf format. Holliday, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, comedyclassic, musicals theatrical, 0251929598.
Detailed information about this film is available from. 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. Several sources report that jean renoir, who shot some scenes and was then replaced as director, began this film. Though virtually all of renoirs completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was bestowed upon bruce manning, the film s producer. The amazing mrs holliday 1943 sample clip on vimeo. Holliday, released in february of this year, stars deanna durbin as ruth kirke, a young schoolteacher and missionary. Holliday suffers a bit from its change in tone as well as from the ultimate replacement of jean renoir as director. Holliday, 1943, directed by bruce manning, with deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, at turner classic movies. 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. Holliday 1943 where she plays a missionary caring for world war ii orphans, and it started with eve 1941. Annie 1982 film annie 1999 film annie 2014 film annie. Girl reaches san francisco with eight orphaned children from chinese mission school. A ships steward barry fitzgerald has a missionary deanna durbin pose as his tycoon bosss wife to help her smuggle orphans out of china.
Deanna durbin stars as a missionary who goes to great lengths, even posing as mrs. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. May 02, 20 my favorite deanna durbin films include the amazing mrs. 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. My favorite deanna durbin films include the amazing mrs. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Starring deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, arthur treacher, harry davenport and grant mitchell, the amazing mrs. The difference in mood between the two parts of the film may be explained by the fact that, according to deanna, an uncredited jean renoir, hired by universal to help develop a new image for deanna, directed 23 of the released version of mrs holliday before leaving the film due allegedly to the flare up of an old war injury. Though virtually all of renoirs completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was bestowed upon bruce manning, the film. 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. This movie was just released on dvdr in the universal vault series, available from amazon, and is very much. And somehow miss durbins inevitable songsin themselves the best moments in the film break and distort the story even more than in her previous vehicles. Its a moving wwii story which mixes humor with unexpectedly serious, sensitive scenes. This is the amazing mrs holliday 1943 sample clip by getrecked on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
The amazing mrs holliday 1943 the amazing deanna durbin. Difficulties with immigration officials and ship commanders family. The amazing nina simone film the amazing nina simone 16. She never gave a lovelier performance than in this film. Originally intended as a more serious film than it ended up, the amazing mrs. Holliday was originally intended as durbins dramatic debut, and originally directed by jean renoir, but universal insisted upon retakes and added songs. This warm and tender drama is one of the most fondly remembered films in the career of deanna durbin. Holliday 1943 bruce manning on allmovie originally intended as a more serious film than.
Her life takes a drastic turn after she successfully smuggles a group of south chinese orphans onto a ship bound for san francisco, believing it was headed to calcutta. 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 was torpedoed and sunk. I have heaps of information about the movie and also about deannas other 20 movies at the following site. The adventures of tom sawyer 1938 film africa united 2010 film akeyuku sora. Holliday durbin and the kids find refuge in the huge mansion of his. Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring deanna durbin, edmond obrien, and.
After safely sequestering the orphans in the commodores family mansion, her plans. Deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, arthur treacher, harry davenport, grant mitchell, frieda inescort, elisabeth. Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring. Though virtually all of renoir s completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was bestowed upon bruce manning, the film.
Holliday is an uneven, frustrating wwii comedydrama, worth seeing for deanna durbins sensitive, beguiling performance, the best of her adult career. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Holliday is a 1943 american comedy drama film produced and directed by bruce manning and starring deanna durbin, edmond obrien, and barry fitzgerald. 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. Sally margaret field pasadena, 6 novembre 1946 e unattrice statunitense. Holliday passed 1h 36min comedy, drama, music 19 february 1943 usa a missionary tries to outwit the u. It would have been interesting to see what renoir might have done with the material had he seen it through from beginning to end, for his skill and delicacy might have softened some of hollidays. Deanna durbin the amazing mrs holliday 11 stills fame bureau.
The amazing mrs holliday starring legendary actress deanna durbin, edmond obrien, barry fitzgerald, arthur treacher. Holliday dvd deanna durbin edmond obrien bruce manning misses. Though virtually all of renoir s completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was bestowed upon bruce manning, the film s producer. Streamingcomplet voir voir the amazing spider man 2. Holliday is a film directed by bruce manning with deanna durbin, edmond o. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of. Between december 15, 1936 and july 22, 1947, deanna durbin recorded 50 tunes for decca records. The amazing mrs holliday is a fun movie, but what is more amazing is deannas wonderful performance. 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 was. Nov 23, 2008 the amazing mrs holliday is a fun movie, but what is more amazing is deannas wonderful performance. I just rewatched one of my favorite deanna durbin films, the amazing mrs. A ships steward barry fitzgerald helps a missionary deanna durbin smuggle orphans out of china. Though durbin has great chemistry with eve leading man robert cummings, she has even more impressive chemistry with charles laughton.
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