it have be say that deanna durbin invent teenagery . this first film be one of the best . the humorous story present a delightful 14 year old deanna and a little beauty with a gorgeous voice and a the miss fixit in a family split by divorce . for plot summary and see other imdb entry and but quickly deanna and her two old sister plan to go to america from switzerland to prevent their father from remarry . with an excellent support cast especially barbara read and nan grey a the sister and good direction and editing and the film succeed in captivate one even on subsequent viewing . of deanna three song and only il bacio be from the classical repertoire and but when she sing it in that police station scene and the film place in history be assure . at least it be for this viewer who at the age of 15 be smite for life with both deanna and classical music . one of the many nice touch that occur throughout three smart girl be the brief glimpse of the drunk stretch his neck for a final glimpse of deanna a the cop hustle him by . one unfortunate result of the success of this film be that subsequent writer for durbin vehicle become lock into the miss fixit theme and which quickly become stale . deanna herself never do . her stature a an actress be more questionable than her charisma and which she certainly have . it seem to me that and like many another film personality and she substitute naturalness for the histrionic ability that she lack . the ploy work well for 21 feature film .