Three Smart Girls

1936 film by Henry Koster
Movie film Q1257247
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Summary

Three Smart Girls is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Henry Koster[3]
  • Screenwriter: Adele Comandini[4]
  • Composer: Charles Previn[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[6], musical film[7]
  • Cast member: Ray Milland[8], Deanna Durbin[9], Nan Grey[10], Barbara Read[11], Binnie Barnes[12], Alice Brady[13], Mischa Auer[14], Charles Winninger[15], Lucile Watson[16], Nella Walker[17], Edmund Mortimer[18], Dennis O'Keefe[19], John King[20], Albert Conti[21]
  • Producer: Joe Pasternak[22]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[23]
  • Director of photography: Joseph A. Valentine[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[27], 86%[28]
  • Color: black-and-white[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1936[31]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[32], Netflix[33]
  • Narrative location: New York City[34]
  • Film editor: Ted J. Kent[35]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[36], Academy Award for Best Story[37], Academy Award for Best Sound[38]
  • Title: Three Smart Girls[39]
  • Duration: 84 minutes[40]
  • Production designer: John W. Harkrider[41]

Why It Matters

Three Smart Girls has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl',
    Ampas collections film id → W080836
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55585
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → John W. Harkrider
    Publication date → +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Adele Comandini
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+84'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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