Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
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Directed by	Henry Koster
Screenplay by	Adele Comandini; Austin Parker;
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Barbara Read; Nan Grey; Deanna Durbin; Ray Milland;
Cinematography	Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 20, 1936 (USA);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Smart Girls is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Barbara Read, Nan Grey, Deanna Durbin, and Ray Milland.^[1] The film, Durbin's feature film debut, had a screenplay by Adele Comandini and Austin Parker, and is about three sisters who travel to New York City to prevent their father from remarrying. The three plot to bring their divorced parents back together again.

It began an eight-year era of successful Deanna Durbin musicals and spawned two sequels, Three Smart Girls Grow Up and Hers to Hold.^[1]

Cast

Deanna Durbin as 'Penny' Craig
Nan Grey as Joan Craig
Barbara Read as Kay Craig
Binnie Barnes as Donna Lyons
Charles Winninger as Judson Craig
Alice Brady as Mrs. Lyons
Ray Milland as Lord Michael Stuart
Mischa Auer as Count Arisztid
Ernest Cossart as Binns
Lucile Watson as Martha Trudel
John 'Dusty' King as Bill Evans (as John King)
Nella Walker as Dorothy Craig
Hobart Cavanaugh as Wilbur Lamb

Production

Ray Milland was a last minute replacement from Louis Hayward who was originally cast but fell ill shortly before filming began.^[2]

Awards

Three Smart Girls received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Best Sound (Homer G. Tasker), and Best Original Story.^[3]

Cultural References

In the 1949 MGM musical On The Town, there is a reference to Three Smart Girls in the title song, sung by Betty Garrett, Ann Miller and Vera-Ellen.

References

^ ^a ^b Erickson, Hal. "Three Smart Girls (1936)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ SUPER STYLE PAGEANT PROMISED IN IRENE DUNNE FEATURE: Sparkle of Alice Faye to Lend Zip to Temple Film Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 21 Sep 1936: 13.
^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved August 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Three Smart Girls at IMDb
Three Smart Girls at the TCM Movie Database
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[nytimes-1] Erickson, Hal. "Three Smart Girls (1936)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] SUPER STYLE PAGEANT PROMISED IN IRENE DUNNE FEATURE: Sparkle of Alice Faye to Lend Zip to Temple Film Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 21 Sep 1936: 13.

[Oscars1937-3] "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved August 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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