Deanna Durbin was enormously popular for about a decade, and this was her first feature-length film. Watching it will give you some insight into Durbin's international fame. Her popularity was so widespread that diarist Anne Frank pasted her picture to her bedroom wall in the Achterhuis where the Frank family hid during World War II. The picture can still be seen there today. Durbin is best remembered for her singing voice, variously described as being light but full, sweet, unaffected, and artless. With the skill and range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed everything from popular standards to operatic arias in 21 feature films. Try this one first. --Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013
Review of Three Smart Girls
