Three Smart Girls

1936
A
1h 24m

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Deanna Durbin in Three Smart Girls (1936)

Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.

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6.6/10

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Deanna Durbin's feature film debut at age fourteen and billed as "Univeral's New Discovery".

Goofs
In the 'long shot', Penny dives headfirst into the lake, getting thoroughly drenched, but in the nearly immediate 'medium shot', she has dry hair, hat, and face as she swims to shore.

Quotes
Mrs. Lyons: Believe me, Donna, ten million at the altar is worth twenty million in the bush!

Connections
Featured in Hers to Hold (1943)

Soundtracks
My Heart Is Singing
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by Bronislau Kaper and Walter Jurmann
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Performed by Deanna Durbin

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7/10

Three Smart Girls is a pretty funny movie that served as a nice feature film debut of one Deanna Durbin

About 20 years ago, I managed to watch the beginning of this movie on AMC-when it was still commercial-free and didn't edit its films for content-but turned it off or changed the channel after Deanna Durbin's first number. So now I've seen the whole thing on Netflix DVD and I can honesty say I enjoyed most of it. Initially, I thought the dialogue was being presented too fast for me to understand everything going on but I caught on eventually and warmed to Ms. Durbin's presence as the young impulsive teen. The women who play her sisters are also pretty appealing and there's a nice comic performance by Charles Winninger as their father. Mischa Auer is also funny as a drunken bum who's supposed to pose as a count. While I don't consider myself an opera fan, Ms. Durbin is pretty entertaining when she sings. In summary, Three Smart Girls is a pretty funny movie that's worth a look.