In 1939 Deanna Durbin was reunited with director Henry Koster and Charles Winninger, Nella Walker and Nan Grey in this sequel to "Three Smart Girls". Helen Parrish (who was the meanie in "Mad About Music" and the upcoming "First Love") took over the role of Kay from Barbara Read (who was very similar to Deanna in looks and personality). Robert Cummings and William Lundigan play the romantic interests.
The film starts with a ball given for Penny - her father, forgetting all about it, comes in late and flustered. Penny sings "Invitation to the Dance" to an entranced audience. Joan (Nan Grey) and Richard (William Lundigan) announce their engagement but Kay (Helen Parrish) is not happy - she has a secret crush on Richard.
Penny goes on a mission to find Kay a boyfriend and she finds Harry (Robert Cummings), a musician where she takes singing lessons. She sings the lilting "La Capinera" (the wren) in an amusing scene where she asks Harry to dinner. Another funny scene - when he comes to dinner he is obviously smitten with Joan but Penny does her best to throw him and Kay together. "The Last Rose of Summer" is sung by Penny to her father to convince him she still needs singing lessons!!!
When Richard comes back on the scene, he takes them all to a night- club - the same one where Harry works. Harry is in love with Joan but is told Penny is madly in love with him!!! From the start Penny has been trying to get advice from her father, who is just too busy and harassed to listen to her (probably why her parents were separated in "Three Smart Girls"). The film ends with a wedding where Joan and Kay both get the man of their dreams and Penny gets to sing the beautiful song "Because".
Bess Flowers "the extra with something extra" can be glimpsed as a woman in Winninger's office.
Recommended.
The film starts with a ball given for Penny - her father, forgetting all about it, comes in late and flustered. Penny sings "Invitation to the Dance" to an entranced audience. Joan (Nan Grey) and Richard (William Lundigan) announce their engagement but Kay (Helen Parrish) is not happy - she has a secret crush on Richard.
Penny goes on a mission to find Kay a boyfriend and she finds Harry (Robert Cummings), a musician where she takes singing lessons. She sings the lilting "La Capinera" (the wren) in an amusing scene where she asks Harry to dinner. Another funny scene - when he comes to dinner he is obviously smitten with Joan but Penny does her best to throw him and Kay together. "The Last Rose of Summer" is sung by Penny to her father to convince him she still needs singing lessons!!!
When Richard comes back on the scene, he takes them all to a night- club - the same one where Harry works. Harry is in love with Joan but is told Penny is madly in love with him!!! From the start Penny has been trying to get advice from her father, who is just too busy and harassed to listen to her (probably why her parents were separated in "Three Smart Girls"). The film ends with a wedding where Joan and Kay both get the man of their dreams and Penny gets to sing the beautiful song "Because".
Bess Flowers "the extra with something extra" can be glimpsed as a woman in Winninger's office.
Recommended.