Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)Cast and Crew

Movie"Her First Glamorous Role! Her Fifth Amazing Success!"

Cast

D
Deanna Durbin
as Penny Craig
C
Charles Winninger
as Judson Craig
N
Nan Grey
as Joan Craig
H
Helen Parrish
as Kay Craig
R
Robert Cummings
as Harry Loren
W
William Lundigan
as Richard Watkins
E
Ernest Cossart
as Binns
N
Nella Walker
as Dorothy Craig
F
Felix Bressart
as Music Teacher
W
Wade Boteler
as Guest
R
Ralph Brooks
as Wedding Guest
J
Jack Chefe
as Waiter
C
Charles Coleman
as Henry
J
James Conaty
as Wedding Guest
F
Frank Darien
as Freddie
W
William B. Davidson
as Stock Broker
N
Neal Dodd
as Minister
C
Claire Du Brey
as Secretary
E
Eddie Dunn
as Decorator
E
Edward Earle
as Executive
B
Bess Flowers
as Secretary
M
Mary Forbes
as Mrs. Withers
J
Jack George
as Man in Corridor
G
Grace Goodall
as Guest
W
William Gould
as Conference Room Businessman
T
Thurston Hall
as Senator
J
John Hamilton
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
S
Sam Harris
as Guest
W
Winifred Harris
as Wedding Guest
H
Howard Hickman
as Conference Room Businessman
K
Kathleen Howard
as Mrs. Kittenhaven
M
Marjorie Kane
as Wedding Guest
E
Edward Keane
as Stock Broker
M
Milton Kibbee
as Receptionist
D
Doris Lloyd
as Guest
A
Alphonse Martell
as Headwaiter
B
Bert Moorhouse
as Night Club Patron
E
Edmund Mortimer
as Wedding Guest
J
Jack Mulhall
as Butler
B
Broderick O'Farrell
as Victor Kittenhaven
C
Charles Previn
as Conductor
G
Gerald Oliver Smith
as Guest
L
Larry Steers
as Wedding Guest
G
Grady Sutton
as Clarence, a Guest
M
Mary Treen
as Secretary
E
Emmett Vogan
as Stock Broker
R
Russell Wade
as Guest
L
Larry Wheat
as Guest
E
Eric Wilton
as Guest
D
Douglas Wood
as Uncle Joe

Crew

H
Henry Koster
Director
J
Joe Pasternak
Producer
B
Bruce Manning
Screenplay
F
Felix Jackson
Screenplay
F
Frank Skinner
Music
J
Joseph A. Valentine
Director of Photography
B
Bernard W. Burton
Editor
T
Ted J. Kent
Editor

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.