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Deanna Durbin plays the neglected daughter of a film star kept from the press in a Swiss boarding school where she invents a handsome explorer father to impress her schoolmates. Pressed into proving he exists, she convinces a stranger who happens to be a composer to play the part of her father, only to set up a fateful reunion .. Read more

Starring	Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick, Arthur Treacher
Director	Norman Taurog
Genres	Music/Musical

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- Pleasing star vehicle with charm and humour; badly remade as Toy Tiger (qv).
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  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  I love to whistle!
  
  This is a really good old-fashioned goody two-shoes kind of film with some adorable hammy acting and tear-jerking moments despite yourself.
  
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  Deanna Durbin is very out of fashion and current attention.
  
  However to watch the films which Deanna Durbin appeared in is a simple wholesome pleasure... read more »
  
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  Deanna Durbin
  
  If you want a nice undemanding black and white oldie for a wet Sunday afternoon this is the one for you. It is a very old film so it will obviously feel dated ... read more »
  
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  I love to whistle!
  
  This is a really good old-fashioned goody two-shoes kind of film with some adorable hammy acting and tear-jerking moments despite yourself.
  
  Good for ... read more »
  
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  I love to whistle!
  
  This is a really good old-fashioned goody two-shoes kind of film with some adorable hammy acting and tear-jerking moments despite yourself.
  
  Good for ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Triangle, England
  - 29 Jul 2005 at 15:59
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  Deanna Durbin
  
  If you want a nice undemanding black and white oldie for a wet Sunday afternoon this is the one for you. It is a very old film so it will obviously feel dated ... read more »
  
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  Mad About Music
  
  Deanna Durbin is very out of fashion and current attention.
  
  However to watch the films which Deanna Durbin appeared in is a simple wholesome pleasure... read more »
  
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  Enjoyable and nostalgic
  
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- Pleasing star vehicle with charm and humour; badly remade as Toy Tiger (qv).
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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  Deanna Durbin plays the neglected daughter of a film star kept from the press in a Swiss boarding school where she invents a handsome explorer father to impress her schoolmates. Pressed into proving he exists, she convinces a stranger who happens to be a composer to play the part of her father, ...