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7.6/10   88 votes
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Director:
Henry Koster
Writers:
Felix Jackson (writer)
Bruce Manning (writer)
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Release Date:
24 March 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Pleasant, Enjoyable Romantic Comedy more

Cast

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Deanna Durbin ... Penny Craig
Charles Winninger ... Judson Craig
Nan Grey ... Joan Craig
Helen Parrish ... Kay Craig

Robert Cummings ... Harry Loren
William Lundigan ... Richard Watkins
Ernest Cossart ... Binns the Butler
Nella Walker ... Dorothy Craig
Felix Bressart ... Music Teacher
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Penny and Harry are first leaving the balcony, their arms are linked. In the following shot they are holding hands, but when they enter the living room, their arms are linked once again. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Hers to Hold (1943) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Pleasant, Enjoyable Romantic Comedy, 1 September 2004
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

This follow-up to the charming "Three Smart Girls" is almost as pleasant and enjoyable as the original. The story is similar to the first one in some respects, but with enough new ideas to keep it from becoming stale. Most of the cast is back, most importantly Deanna Durbin and Charles Winninger. Durbin's energy and charm make even the more implausible moments seem natural, and Winninger gets some even better moments as the befuddled but good-hearted father in "Three Smart Girls Grow Up" than he did in the first picture. Ernest Cossart also gets some good moments as Binns.

Durbin's character again gets a chance to try to straighten out some romantic mis-matches, and to show her musical talents along the way. It's a simple combination that can be quite enjoyable when handled well. There are not a lot of new ideas here, but it has the same good-natured, unpretentious atmosphere and sympathetic characters as its predecessor. It delivers just what it promises, and it makes for a very nice way to pass an hour and a half.

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