Three Smart Girls

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Three Smart Girls

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Directed by Henry Koster
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Written by Adele Comandini
Austin Parker
Starring Barbara Read
Nan Grey
Deanna Durbin
Ray Milland
Cinematography Joseph A. Valentine
Editing by Ted J. Kent
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Running time 84 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Followed by Three Smart Girls Grow Up
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Three Smart Girls (1936) is a musical comedy film. The Craig sisters, played by Barbara Read, Nan Grey and Deanna Durbin in her first feature film role, travel to New York City to prevent their father from remarrying.

They plot to bring their divorced parents, portrayed by Charles Winninger and Nella Walker, back together again. The movie made Durbin a star, and ushered in an eight-year era of successful Deanna Durbin musicals.

The film was written by Adele Comandini and Austin Parker, and directed by Henry Koster. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

It spawned two sequels, Three Smart Girls Grow Up and Hers to Hold.

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