Deanna Durbin Movies

Don't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life. Told in flashback, the story begins as Abigail Martin...

A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).

Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.

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...

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.

Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials...

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

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...

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...

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...

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send...

A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.

A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one...

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.

A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

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...