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Three Smart Girls (1936)

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Deanna Durbin, the teenaged soprano who literally saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy, made her feature-film debut in Three Smart Girls. Durbin, Nan Grey and Barbara Read play three wealthy young sisters, living with their divorced mother (Nella Walker) in Europe. The girls learn that their father (Charles Winninger) has made plans to remarry. Correctly sensing that the bride-to-be (Binnie Barnes) is a fortune hunter, the sisters head to Manhattan to save Daddy from himself. Durbin is the

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Henry Koster

Written By: Adele Comandini

In Theaters: Dec 20, 1936 Wide

On DVD: Jan 17, 1995

Cast

Deanna Durbin
Penny Craig
Binnie Barnes
Donna Lyons
Alice Brady
Mrs. Lyons
Ray Milland
Lord Michael Stuart
Charles Winninger
Judson Craig
Nan Grey
Joan Craig
Mischa Auer
Count Arisztid
Barbara Read
Kay Craig
Hobart Cavanaugh
Wilbur Lamb
Lucile Watson
Trudel
Nella Walker
Dorothy Craig
Wade Boteler
Lane Chandler
Cop
Charles Coleman
Butler
Albert Conti
Count's Friend
Ernest Cossart
Binns the Butler
John Hamilton
Sergeant
Selmar Jackson
Gladden James
Waiter
John "Dusty" King
Bill Evans
Franklin Pangborn
Jeweler
Dennis O'Keefe
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All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)

Film is a sentimental comedy and has that rare quality of making an audience feel better for having seen it.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Variety

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It's an efficient, entertaining atrocity.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

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A highly pleasing first cousin to the screwball comedies of the day.

January 31, 2012 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Koster's light musical comedy made debutante Deana Durbin a major star for a decade and was so populr during the Depression that it spawned several (inferior) sequels.

March 22, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Makes you feel better for seeing it.

February 21, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Modest film debut for Deanna Durbin has loads of charm.

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A trifle, but an amusing one.

February 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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Cute old movie about 3 young sisters who try to break up their father's engagement and bring their parents back together. Deanna Durbin plays the youngest of the three in this movie which is one of many, along these same lines, made by the talented singer with an operatic voice.

September 19, 2010