| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Manning |
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| Story by | Sonya Levien |
| Produced by | Bruce Manning |
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| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.4 million (US rentals)[1] |
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday is a 1943 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Bruce Manning and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, and Barry Fitzgerald.[2]
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. After safely sequestering the orphans in the commodore's family mansion, her plans start to unravel when she falls in love with commodore's grandson and the commodore himself turns up alive and well.
Originally intended as Durbin's dramatic debut, Universal insisted on adding songs. The original director of the film was Jean Renoir, and though most of his completed footage was retained, final directorial credit was given to Bruce Manning, the film's producer.[2]
Frank Skinner and Hans J. Salter were nominated for an Oscar for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.[2]
- ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
- ^ a b c Erickson, Hal. "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2012.