Deanna Durbin

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Deanna mène l'enquête
6.5
Dans un train, Nikki Collins est témoin d'un meurtre alors qu'ils passent devant un immeuble. Quand elle le dit à la police, ils pensent qu'elle est folle car elle ne peut pas dire exactement où le crime s'est produit. Elle fait ensuite appel à un écrivain de romans policiers populaire pour l'aider à enquêter.
Comedy
Ève a commencé
7.1

Ève a commencé

Sep 26, 1941
Un homme dont le père est mourant veut voir sa nouvelle fiancée, mais celle-ci étant indisponible, elle est remplacée par une employée de magasin qui fait la conquête du vieil homme.
Comedy
Vacances de Noël
6.288

Vacances de Noël

Jul 31, 1944
Abigail Martin devenue Jacky Lamont dans une maison de plaisir raconte sa vie à un officier de passage : Abigail Martin a épousé Robert Manette sans le connaitre vraiment car ce dernier fréquente la pègre de sa ville. Manette et sa mère comptent sur Abigail pour l'aider à retrouver le droit chemin. Mais le naturel reprend vite le dessus, Manette sort la nuit, revient avec de l'argent, puis un autre jour avec le pantalon en sang. On finit par l’arrêter pour meurtre. Il est condamné. En sortant du tribunal la mère de Manette rejette la faute sur Abigail qui n'a pas su le recadrer et la gifle.Manette s'évade de prison et retrouve la trace de sa femme. Elle est heureuse de le revoir, mais Manette n'admet pas qu'elle travaille dans une maison de plaisir et s’apprête à l'abattre... mais la police arrive à temps.
Drama
Nice Girl?
5.3

Nice Girl?

Feb 21, 1941
Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her "nice girl" image when an associate of her father comes to town on his way to study Australian Aboriginal tribes.
Comedy
First Love
7.8

First Love

Nov 10, 1939
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
Comedy
Mad About Music
6.9

Mad About Music

Feb 27, 1938
A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she has to produce him. Interesting things happen as she talks a visiting Englishman into helping her out.
Comedy
Deanna et ses boys
6.4

Deanna et ses boys

Sep 05, 1937
La fille d’un musicien en difficulté forme un orchestre symphonique composé de ses amis chômeurs et, grâce à la persévérance, au charme et à quelques malentendus, parvient à obtenir de Leopold Stokowski qu’il les dirige dans un concert qui mène à un contrat radiophonique.
Comedy
Something in the Wind
6.3

Something in the Wind

Jul 21, 1947
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.
Comedy
That Certain Age
5

That Certain Age

Oct 06, 1938
Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles. When Fullerton's adolescent daughter Alice develops a crush on Bullit, her suitor, boyscout Ken Warren, doesn't seem to stand a chance. Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton, Ken Warren, and even Vincent Bullit himself do their best to sway young Alice's feelings away from the older man. It's a difficult task though, as she is at 'that certain age.'
Comedy
Because of Him
6.2

Because of Him

Jan 18, 1946
A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.
Comedy
Trois jeunes filles à la page
6.4
Les trois sœurs Craig, vivant en Suisse avec leur mère divorcée, se rendent à New York afin d'empêcher leur père d'épouser une mondaine. Elles complotent dans le but de remettre ensemble leurs parents.
Comedy
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
7.3
Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker.
Comedy
Le Kiosque à Musique
3.8

Le Kiosque à Musique

Nov 28, 1936
Deux adolescentes viennent régulièrement écouter les concerts donnés par le grand-père de l'une d'entre elles dans un jardin public. Les responsables de l'endroit estiment que le vieil homme n'est plus dans le coup et songent à lui donner son congé. Les deux fillettes prennent alors les choses en main. Le dimanche suivant, le parc est toujours désert. Il faudra que les filles poussent la chansonnette pour que, de toute part, le public accourt .....
Comedy
Caravane d'amour
5.1

Caravane d'amour

Dec 25, 1944
Par amour pour un lieutenant, une jeune fille de la haute société quitte le toit familial et entreprend le long voyage des colons vers la naissante ruée vers l'or californienne. En cours de route, elle s'éprend d'un aventurier.
Western
I'll Be Yours
6

I'll Be Yours

Feb 02, 1947
A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.
Music
It's a Date
6.4

It's a Date

Mar 22, 1940
An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part. The situation is further complicated when they both become involved with the same man.
Comedy
Hers to Hold
6.8

Hers to Hold

Jul 16, 1943
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!
Drama
Spring Parade
6.8

Spring Parade

Sep 27, 1940
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.
Comedy
Up in Central Park
7

Up in Central Park

Jul 09, 1948
A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.
Music
The Shining Future
4

The Shining Future

Apr 11, 1944
Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
Music
Il était une fois à Hollywood
7.3
Cette nostalgique leçon d'histoire recèle les trésors cachés des plus grandes comédies musicales de la MGM ainsi que de nombreux autres extraits merveilleux mais moins célèbres, avec Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Eleanor Powell et même Clark Gable chantant et dansant. « Il était une fois Hollywood » est une véritable gourmandise pour cinéphiles et amateurs de comédies musicales.
Documentary
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
Documentary
Les enfants d'Hollywood
1
Bébé Peggy, ils ont découvert qu'ils pouvaient devenir des stars, des millionnaires, et des soutiens de famille. Puis la course à Hollywood était sure.
Documentary
Angels of Mercy
1

Angels of Mercy

Nov 10, 1940
Short film in support of the Red Cross showing civilian volunteers'work, radio and movie personalities at a fund-raising gala and encouraging recruitment. Deanna Durbin performs a song dedicated to the nurses. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Documentary