REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 July 1939, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

“THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP.”

Lifted from previous humble or middle-class surroundings into society opulence, Deanna Durbin, in her new singing comedy, “Three Smart Girls Grow Up,” which will be shown tonight at the Regent Theatre, preserves that youthful charm and sunny personality which have made the Durbin pictures attractive to people of both sexes and all ages. Deanna could not dress much as the child of a poor musician, but now she is a multi-mil-lionaire's daughter. Therefore she can dress —and does—but in her new and less simple surro'undings she preserves the demure comedy and the romping gaiety revealed in her four earlier pictures. A remarkable performance is given by Deanna Durbin. This film | is a happy reminder of “Threap Smart Girls,” in which Deanna Durbin made I her first appearance. It presents ap-i proximately the same cast, Deanna I Durbin, Charles Winninger, Nella j Walker. Nan Grey, and Ernest Cossart, i with the addition of Helen Parrish, Bob j Cummings and William Lundigan. The plot is much more of a comedy than any of the 16-year-old singing star’s previous films, but Deanna Durbin shows herself equally capable in the lighter part as she has in her other appearances. Her performance is very closely rivalled by that of Charles Winninger, who takes tire part of her father. Nan Grey and Helen Parrish, give polished performances.