Three Smart Girls

1936 • 84 minutes

About this movie

Deanna Durbin's engaging feature film debut, Three Smart Girls, showcases the teen singing sensation in a heartwarming musical comedy that was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. Penny Craig (Deanna Durbin) is a high-spirited girl who conspires with her two sisters to reunite their divorced parents. Her millionaire father, however, has plans of his own to remarry a beautiful socialite. High jinks, hilarity, and wonderful songs ensue as the sisters let nothing (and no one!) stand in their way to break up the romance and bring their father home. Featuring a stellar cast that also includes Charles Winninger, Binnie Barnes, Alice Brady, Ray Milland and Mischa Auer, the film made Deanna Durbin a household name and endeared her to millions of movie-going fans.