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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday ()

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A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.
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Ruth Kirke Holliday
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Tom Holliday
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Timothy Blake
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Henderson
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Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
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Edgar Holliday
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Karen Holliday
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Louise Holliday
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Ferguson
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Lucy
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Jeff Adams
John F. Hamilton ...
Dr. Kirke (as J. Frank Hamilton)
Christopher Severn ...
Orphan
Yvonne Severn ...
Orphan
Vido Rich ...
Orphan
Mila Rich ...
Orphan
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Orphan (Teddy)
Linda Bieber ...
Orphan
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Orphan
Bill Ward ...
Orphan
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Major Ching (uncredited)
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Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Polly Bailey ...
Julie, the Cook (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby ...
Railroad Passenger (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Edward Burns ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Butler (uncredited)
Bo Ching ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eddie Coke ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Shipbuilding Executive (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lt. Wilson (uncredited)
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Gus (uncredited)
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Eddie (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Party Chairman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Fung ...
Old Farmer (uncredited)
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Young Farmer (uncredited)
Pat Gleason ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Roland Got ...
Dr. Ku (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
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Captain Anderson (uncredited)
Paul Gustine ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Shipbuilding Executive (uncredited)
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Cable Office Clerk (uncredited)
Emmett King ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
Shirley Lew ...
Girl (uncredited)
Max Linder ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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General Chan (uncredited)
Max Lucke ...
1st Ticket Agent (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Merlo ...
Party Waiter (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Hairdresser (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell ...
Announcer (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Eleanor Soohoo ...
Bo Ming (uncredited)
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Immigration Officer (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Bruce Wong ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Martha (uncredited)
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Chairman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bruce Manning
Jean Renoir ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Frank Ryan ... (screen play) and
Hans Jacoby ... (screen play)
 
Boris Ingster ... (adaptation) and
Leo Townsend ... (adaptation)
 
Sonya Levien ... (from an original story by)

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Bruce Manning ... producer
Frank Shaw ... associate producer

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Hans J. Salter ... (as H.J. Salter)
Frank Skinner

Cinematography by

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Elwood Bredell ... director of photography (as Woody Bredell)

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Ted J. Kent ... (as Ted Kent)

Art Direction by

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Jack Otterson

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Russell A. Gausman ... (as R.A. Gausman)

Costume Design by

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Vera West ... (gowns)

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Joseph A. McDonough ... assistant director (as Joseph McDonough)

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Martin Obzina ... associate art director
Ted Offenbecker ... associate set decorator (as T.F. Offenbecker)

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown ... sound director
William Hedgcock ... technician

Music Department

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Andrés de Segurola ... vocal coach (as Andres de Segurola)
Charles Previn ... musical director

Additional Crew

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Rosalyda Chang ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Tom Gubbins ... technical advisor (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Ruth Kirke (Deanna Durbin), an American school teacher at a missionary in China, is smuggling nine recently-orphaned Chinese children back to the United States. En route, the ship on which they are traveling is torpedoed and, after being rescued , the only way the children can get into America , is by lying that her husband, who has promised to adopt the children, is the missing owner of the torpedoed ship. Multile complications arise. Written by Les Adams

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Taglines As a Secret Wife...She Doesn't Do Bad! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Forever Yours (United States)
  • Neun Kinder und kein Vater (Germany)
  • Mi encantadora esposa (Spain)
  • Neun Kinder und kein Vater (Austria)
  • 海を渡る唄 (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 96 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Deanna Durbin in a letter dated August 2, 1987 to film historian William K. Everson and published in the October 1987 issue of "Films in Review," the actress assertively attests that "Jean Renoir shot two thirds of the film as it now stands. The amazingly brave suggestion of Bruce Manning to shelve it all and do a modern version of "The Taming of the Shrew" was greeted enthusiastically by Jean, and Bruce started to contact writers immediately. Jean Renoir came back the next day complaining of the old war wound on his leg." See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in 12 Angry Men (1957). See more »
Soundtracks Mong Djang Nu (A Chinese Lullaby) See more »
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