Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls (1936)Cast and Crew

Movie"They SAY nothing They HEAR nothing They SEE nothing but KNOW everything!"

Cast

D
Deanna Durbin
as Penny Craig
B
Barbara Read
as Kay Craig
N
Nan Grey
as Joan Craig
C
Charles Winninger
as Judson Craig
B
Binnie Barnes
as Donna Lyons
R
Ray Milland
as Lord Michael Stuart
N
Nella Walker
as Dorothy Craig
H
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Wilbur Lamb
J
John 'Dusty' King
as Bill Evans
A
Alice Brady
as Mrs. Lyons
M
Mischa Auer
as Count Arisztid
E
Ernest Cossart
as Binns
L
Lucile Watson
as Martha
C
Charles Coleman
as Stevens
J
Joyce Compton
as Evans' Secretary
F
Franklin Pangborn
as Jeweler
J
John Hamilton
as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
L
Libby Taylor
as Mrs. Lyons' Maid
S
Selmer Jackson
as Hamilton
B
Bert Moorhouse
as Extra in Restaurant
F
Frank O'Connor
as Policeman at Police Station
D
Dennis O'Keefe
as Nightclub Extra

Crew

J
Joe Pasternak
Producer
A
Adele Comandini
Screenplay
H
Henry Koster
Director
A
Adele Comandini
Story
C
Charles R. Rogers
Executive Producer
J
Joseph A. Valentine
Director of Photography
T
Ted J. Kent
Editor
A
Albert Nickels
Costume Design
H
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
W
Walter Jurmann
Songs
B
Bronislau Kaper
Songs
G
Gus Kahn
Lyricist
H
Homer G. Tasker
Sound Supervisor
M
Mary West
Child Wrangler

Three Smart Girls Trilogy

Deanna Durbin shines in the Three Smart Girls trilogy, beginning with the 1936 original, in which she plays Penny Craig, a spirited teen who helps reunite her estranged parents. The 1939 sequel, Three Smart Girls Grow Up, follows Penny as she navigates her sisters' romantic troubles. In the final film, Hers to Hold (1943), Penny faces love and life during wartime. This charming series captures Durbin’s growth from a young starlet to a mature performer, blending humor, heart, and memorable music.