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In an attempt to maintain her glamorous screen image, a famous film actress (Gail Patrick) is forced by her studio to hide her 14-year-daughter (Deanna Durbin) in a Swiss boarding school away from the publicity-hungry press. To keep her real identity secret from the other school girls, she invents a fictitious father, claiming he is a globe-trotting big game hunter. Forced to prove his existence, she tries to coax a friendly composer (Herbert Marshall) on vacation in Switzerland to play along with her ruse. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Music Scoring, Durbin’s third feature film features a music score including "A Serenade to the Stars," "Chapel Bells," and Durbin’s rendition of "Ave Maria."
Original Release
02/27/1938
US Release
02/27/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deanna Durbin | Gloria Harkinson |
Herbert Marshall | Mr. Harkinson / Richard Todd |
Gail Patrick | Gwen Taylor |
Arthur Treacher | Tripps |
William Frawley | Dusty Turner |
Marcia Mae Jones | Olga |
Helen Parrish | Felice |
Jackie Moran | Tommy |
Elisabeth Risdon | Annette Fusenot |
Nana Bryant | Louise Fusenot |
Directors
Writers
Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson, Marcella Burke, Frederick Kohner, Agnes Christine Johnston, Jack Mintz
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deanna Durbin | Gloria Harkinson |
Herbert Marshall | Mr. Harkinson / Richard Todd |
Gail Patrick | Gwen Taylor |
Arthur Treacher | Tripps |
William Frawley | Dusty Turner |
Marcia Mae Jones | Olga |
Helen Parrish | Felice |
Jackie Moran | Tommy |
Elisabeth Risdon | Annette Fusenot |
Nana Bryant | Louise Fusenot |
Christian Rub | Pierre |
Charles Peck | Henry |
Sid Grauman | Sid Grauman |
Bobby Barber | Man on Street |
Cappy Barra | Leader - Harmonica Ensemble |
Patti Brill | |
Don Brodie | Reporter |
Ann Bupp | Schoolgirl |
Donald Chaffin | Schoolboy |
Jonathan Hale | Prosecutor - Film Within a Film |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Pasternak | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1939 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring | Nominated |