The third film in the "3 Smart Girls" trilogy starring Deanna Durbin as Penny Craig, the youngest sister in the Craig Family. Now all grown up, she goes to work in a munitions factory ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Deanna Durbin | ... | Penny Craig | |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | Bill Morley | |
| Charles Winninger | ... | Judson Craig | |
| Ludwig Stössel | ... | Binns | |
| Nella Walker | ... | Dorothy Craig | |
| Gus Schilling | ... | Rosey Blake | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Dr. Crane | |
| Evelyn Ankers | ... | Flo Simpson | |
| Fay Helm | ... | Hannah Gordon | |
| Iris Adrian | ... | Arlene | |
| Murray Alper | ... | Smiley, the Foreman | |
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Douglas Wood | ... | Peter Cartwright |
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Minna Phillips | ... | Mrs. Cartwright |
| Nydia Westman | ... | Nurse Willing | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Dr. Bacon | |
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The third film in the "3 Smart Girls" trilogy starring Deanna Durbin as Penny Craig, the youngest sister in the Craig Family. Now all grown up, she goes to work in a munitions factory during World War II determined to do her bit for America whilst wanting to be close to a young pilot, Bill Morley (Joseph Cotten). He gets posted overseas leaving Penny to worry for his safety. One of the film's songs was nominated for an Academy award.
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16 July 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Mitchell Parish (uncredited) and Peter De Rose (uncredited)
[Played on the jukebox in the lunchroom after Penny receives a goodbye note from Bill]
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When the home movies are shown, they are clips from Deanna Durbin's earlier films: "Three Smart Girls", "Mad About Music", "Three Smart Girls Grow Up", and "First Love". See more »Goofs
When they show the home movies, a bug can be seen crawling around on the camera lens. See more »Soundtracks
Deep PurpleWritten by Mitchell Parish (uncredited) and Peter De Rose (uncredited)
[Played on the jukebox in the lunchroom after Penny receives a goodbye note from Bill]
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This was Deanna Durbin's third take on Penny Craig, who by now has grown into a beautiful young woman featuring in the gossip columns with tit-bits about her love life. She falls in love with dashing young pilot Bill, even volunteers for work at the aircraft factory where he works, but Bill is afraid to commit to her, and when he learns that he is about to go overseas and join the armed forces, he dumps her. But Penny is nothing if not resourceful ...
This is not among the handful of really wonderful Deanna Durbin vehicles, although sworn fans won't be disappointed. Her character here is a gutsy, no-nonsense go-getter, and it is quite a moving experience to watch and hear her, as she takes the podium in the factory canteen, singing first 'Begin the Beguine', this most glamorous of show smoochers, in her assembly-line outfit, no MGM glitzy witzy style her, and then when she touches everyone's heart with the languid and heartfelt 'Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There', one of the great Durbin moments.
Joseph Cotten certainly never looked handsomer, oozing charming insolence, as aviator Bill.