I am actually more familiar with Susanna Foster and Gloria Jean than Durbin because I saw them in two movies each, in films that generally fit the kind of films found on this board (I include in that category the surreal humor in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break). In neither were they the main attraction. Besides Durbin, who were the big female stars at Universal from the forties? The field seems to be pretty thin. Ella Raines who I like a lot seemed to just briefly be at the top of the chain.