Amusements

Northern Advocate, 31 July 1939, Page 5

Amusements

, “Three Smart .Girls Grow iUp,” At Plaza Theatre In several pictures since she first crashed into world prominence, Deanna Durbin has proved herself a great singer and a clever little actress. In “Three Smart Girls Grew Up." the sequel to Deanna's first starring picture, which opened at the. Flaza Theatre cn Saturday evening. and which will be screened again to-night, to-morrow and Wednesday evenings, she proves herself not only a really fine singer, but an equally fine actress. In contrast to earlier efforts, when every opportunity was taken to put forward her singing ability, the demands, cn her acting ability being kept to the minimum demanded by the story, in this film she sings as delightfully as ever, and 1 enough to satisfy the most ardent fan, but. in addition, she proves as equally able in acting, the finer and more subtle shades of expression and gesture being delightfully executed. As the youngest of the three smart girls, she discovers that her two sisters love the same man, and she sets about the task of interesting the disappointed one in another lover. Her efforts meet with failure, and the family decides that it is she who has fallen in ‘love, a procedure which Is not encouraged. Much happens the situation is finally ironed out, the. process proving fine entertainment-. *■? - In addition to Deanna’s fine singing; and acting, and the excellent support ’ afforded by Nan Grey and Helen" Parrish as her sisters, principal honours go to Charles Winninger, as their father. He gives a delightful performance as the businessman so ab-' sorbed in money-making that he forgets all else, to the discomfort of his family but the delight of the film patrons. Robert Cummings and Wil- : liam Lundigan supply the romance for- ' the two elder sisters. - “ ‘