MUSICAL ROMANCE
"THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP."
Following Deanna Dnrbin's triumphs in "Three Smart Girls,' "KM) Men and a Girl," "Mad About Music" and "That Certain Ago."' Aueklanders have come to expect something definitely better than the average from any Him in which the little dark-haired Canadian jjirl is featured. Even her inoet ardent fans are likely to be surprised, however, when they see her latest film, "Three Smart Girls Grow Up," which opens to-day at the Regent Theatre, for it is better than anything she has done yet. Deanna won instant popularity at her first eeveen appearance and ehe has become even better liked with each film. Not only has she improved both her acting and her singing, but she has also retained the verve and naturalness of youth with which she captured the hearts of movie;roere when she first came into prominence. Marked improvements are noticeable in her latest film. Previously her voice has been considered wonderful for a frill of her ape, but in this him it has arrived at the when it must be appreciated n? one thnt is sreat even in comparison with ulult Fingers.
She is scon as the youngest of three .sisters and the story tells of the complication that follow her decision to unravel the tangled skein ot her sisters' love affairs Van Grey and Helen Parrish are both excellent as the two other girls, and Charles Winninger ig eupei'b a* the business magnaW^iatlier.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 9
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