Deanna Durbin: the Ultimate Collection 19 Film Box Set on 4 Blu-ray Discs

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The Ultimate Deanna Durbin Collection

including:

Nice Girl? (1941)

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

That Certain Age (1938)

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles. When Fullerton’s adolescent daughter Alice develops a crush on Bullit, her suitor, boyscout Ken Warren, doesn’t seem to stand a chance. Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton, Ken Warren, and even Vincent Bullit himself do their best to sway young Alice’s feelings away from the older man. It’s a difficult task though, as she is at ‘that certain age

For The Love Of Mary (1948)

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

Up In Central Park (1948)

A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.

Three Smart Girls (1936)

The three Craig sisters, in Switzerland with their ten-years-divorced mother, run away to New York to prevent their father from marrying calculating socialite Donna Lyons. The overpowering vivacity of the Smart Girls (nominal ages 14-20) sweeps all before it, but a romantic complication between middle sister Kay and their accidental ally, Lord Michael Stuart, threatens shipwreck to their schemes.

Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)

Now that their parents are back together, the Craig girls think life is going to be easy. It is, until Kay falls in love with Joan’s fiance! Complications arise when youngest sister Penny tries to find Joan a new boyfriend so that Kay and Richard can be together.

Something In The Wind (1947)

A millionaire’s grandson mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who is dating the boy’s grandfather.

100 Men And A Girl (1937)

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 to a radio contract.

Mad About Music (1938)

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 happen as she talks a visiting Englishman into helping her out.

Lady On A Train (1945)

While waiting at a train station, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder from a nearby building. When she brings the police to the scene of the crime, they think she’s crazy since there’s no body. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help with her sleuthing.

It Started With Eve (1941)

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father’s last moments happy. However, the old man’s health takes a turn for the better and now his son doesn’t know how to break the news that he’s engaged to someone else, especially since his father is so taken with the impostor.

I’ll Be Yours (1947)

A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.

His Butler’s Sister (1943)

A young girl visits New York for two reasons: to see her half-brother, and to try to start a musical career.

Hers To Hold (1943)

Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her “Three Smart Girls” films of the 1930s. Durbin plays Penelope Craig, the starry-eyed daughter of wealthy Judson and Dorothy Craig (Charles Winninger, Nella Walker). Developing a crush on much-older playboy Bill Morley (Joseph Cotton), Penelope stops at nothing to land the elusive Morley as her husband. Highlights include Durbin’s renditions of “Begin the Beguine” and the “Seguidilla” from Carmen, and a captivating sequence that includes highlights from Durbin’s earlier films, presented as home movies!

First Love (1939)

In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She’s hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin’s boyfriend.

Christmas Holiday (1944)

A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the wealthy man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.

Can’t Help Singing (1944)

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

Because Of Him (1946)

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

The Amazing Mrs Holliday (1943)

This set is made high quality paper, cases and media.

Deanna Durbin’s movies are NTSC US Region Free on 4 Blu-ray Discs.

Great for any Deanna Durbin Fan.

All of my sets come with a menu so you can easily navigate to each episode.

Playback breakdown:

Standard Blu-ray player: This has the highest playback of all options. I recommend this option if available to you – please make sure your Blu-ray player is fully updated for the best playback experience.

PlayStation 3: I have tested my sets on my PS3, I have a generation 1 FAT model with a firmware of 4.43 and it plays fine. Remember that playback of PS3 is determined by the version of the system and the update you’re on.

PlayStation 4: This has the highest playback of the PlayStation systems. Quality of playback is determined by the version of the system and the update you are currently on. Make sure your system is fully updated for the best playback.

Xbox One: Based on customers reports Xbox has the lowest playback of all game systems. There are some ways to improve playback by updating the system and making sure the Blu-ray app in the system has the newest update. Playback is determined by the version of the system and the update you’re on.

All of this information is based on customer reports and personal experience. I would urge you to go through my feedback to see other customers experiences with playback. Many customers have had great success playing these on game systems. I put this here to be open and honest with you so you can have the best experience possible.

Running these Blu-rays on a video game consoles could result in playback issues based on all the information above.

Please e-mail me if you have any questions. I am here to help. 🙂

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Weight0.17 lbs

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