Three Smart Girls

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. 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.

Contents

• Cast
• Production and reception
• References

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

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 and reception

Ray Milland was a last-minute replacement for Louis Hayward, who was originally cast, but fell ill shortly before filming began.

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