The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

In a change-of-pace role, Deanna Durbin plays Ruth Kirke, an American schoolteacher working in China who pretends to be a shipping magnate’s widow so she can get a group of war orphans into the United States. Though the film is Durbin's dramatic debut (and partially directed by uncredited Jean Renoir), she still manages to sing some songs (including two in Chinese). With Edmond O’Brien, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Treacher. 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.