BBB.5
(out of 5)
Deanna Durbin is in top form in this charming little musical about a young girl who puts together a giant orchestra and secures funding from an absent-minded society lady (Alice Brady) in order to get her father employed. Durbin sings her little heart out, opera and popular tunes alike, and the sweet nature of the story will go over extremely well for any kind of family viewing.
Universal Pictures Corporation
USA, 1937
Directed by Henry Koster
Screenplay by Bruce Manning, Charles Kenyon, James Mulhauser, based on an idea by Hanns Kraly
Cinematography by Joseph A. Valentine
Produced by Charles R. Rogers
Music by Charles Previn, Frank Skinner
Production Design by John W. Harkrider
Costume Design by Vera West
Film Editing by Bernard W. Burton
Cast Tags: Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady, Alma Kruger, Billy Gilbert, Christian Rub, Deanna Durbin, Eugene Pallette, Frank Jenks, Gerald Oliver Smith, Howard C. Hickman, J. Scott Smart, Jack Mulhall, Jameson Thomas, Jed Prouty, Leopold Stokowski, Mischa Auer
Academy Award
Best Music (Scoring) (Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department)
Nominations
Best Film Editing (Bernard W. Burton)
Outstanding Production (Universal)
Best Sound Recording (Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, sound director)
Best Writing (Original Story) (Hans Kraly)
