Tag Archives: Deanna Durbin

Western RoundUp: Can’t Help Singing

Can’t Help Singing: A Western Musical! Last December I ended the year here writing on a dark topic, “Noir-Tinged Westerns,” so I thought this December I’d write about something completely different, a color Western musical! That musical is Can’t Help … Continue reading

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Noir Nook: Five Things You Need to Know About Christmas Holiday (1944)

Noir Nook: Five Things You Need to Know About Christmas Holiday (1944) Christmas Holiday is a 1944 noir starring Deanna Durbin as a devoted young bride who slowly comes to realize that her husband, played by Gene Kelly, is a … Continue reading

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Noir Nook: Christmas Holiday

Noir Nook: Christmas Holiday  It’s called Christmas Holiday. It stars famed hoofer Gene Kelly and popular singer Deanna Durbin. This is noir? You bet your rain-swept streets it is. Christmas Holiday, 1944, stars Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly Released in … Continue reading

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