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Director:
Henry Koster
Writer:
Adele Comandini (original story and screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
20 December 1936 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
The three Craig sisters, in Switzerland with their ten-years-divorced mother, run away to New York to... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
User Comments:
Light, Amusing; A Minor Classic of Its Kind more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Binnie Barnes ... Donna Lyons
Charles Winninger ... Judson Craig

Alice Brady ... Mrs. Lyons

Ray Milland ... Lord Michael Stuart
Mischa Auer ... Count Arisztid
Ernest Cossart ... Binns
Lucile Watson ... Martha Trudel
John 'Dusty' King ... Bill Evans (as John King)
Nella Walker ... Dorothy Craig
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Wilbur Lamb
Nan Grey ... Joan Craig
Barbara Read ... Kay Craig
Deanna Durbin ... 'Penny' Craig
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Additional Details

Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #2730) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: In the gymnasium, Penny's hair ribbon changes when her father comes in. more
Quotes:
Judson Craig: I'm not a gentleman, I'm a father. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
My Heart Is Singing more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Light, Amusing; A Minor Classic of Its Kind, 4 May 2005
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Author: gftbiloxi (gftbiloxi@yahoo.com) from Biloxi, Mississippi

Although she is little known today, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular stars of the 1930s, a pretty teenager with a perky personality and a much-admired operatic singing voice. This 1937 was her first major film, and it proved a box-office bonanza for beleaguered Universal Studios.

THREE SMART GIRLS concerns three daughters of a divorced couple who rush to their long-unseen father when their still-faithful mother reveals he may soon remarry--with the firm intention of undermining his gold-digger girlfriend and returning him to their mother. Although the story is slight, the script is witty and the expert cast plays it with a neat screwball touch. Durbin has a pleasing voice and appealing personality, and such enjoyable character actors as Charles Winninger, Alice Brady, Lucile Watson, and Mischa Auer round out the cast. A an ultra-light amusement for fans of 1930s film.

Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer

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