Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin

December 4, 1921 · 104 years old

Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric so…

Known For

12 titles
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Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945 · 1h 34m · Movie

In New York, a woman who partially witnesses a killing from a train window seeks the aid of a crime novelist to solve the murder.

6.7
2
It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941 · 1h 30m · Movie

In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.

7.6
3
Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

1936 · 1h 24m · Movie

Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.

6.6
4
One Hundred Men and a Girl

One Hundred Men and a Girl

1937 · 1h 24m · Movie

The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads t...

6.7
5
Mad About Music

Mad About Music

1938 · 1h 40m · Movie

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...

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6
Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

1944 · 1h 30m · Movie

A senator's daughter (who can't help singing) follows her boyfriend West in the days of the California gold rush.

6.2
7
Something in the Wind

Something in the Wind

1947 · 1h 34m · Movie

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

6.5
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Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939 · 1h 30m · Movie

Three sisters believe life is going to be easy now that their parents are back together, but then one sister falls in love with another's fiancé and the youngest plays matchmaker.

6.9
9
That Certain Age

That Certain Age

1938 · 1h 35m · Movie

A teenage girl clashes with her newspaper publisher father's star reporter while he stays in their country guest house, but soon finds herself falling in love with him.

6.6
10
Because of Him

Because of Him

1946 · 1h 28m · Movie

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

6.6
11
For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

1948 · 1h 30m · Movie

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

6.6
12
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941 · 1h 31m · Movie

A young girl finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners.

6.6