Academy Awards, USA 1940
| Nominee Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Joseph A. Valentine |
| Best Art Direction Jack Otterson Martin Obzina | |
| Best Music, Scoring Charles Previn |
Universal Pictures
Directed by Henry Koster
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Universal)
Deanna Durbin graduates from an all-girls school, but being an orphan decides to move to New York City to live with an uncle who has financed her education. She finds a dysfunctional household with spoiled grown kids. She tries to befriend her uncle's daughter, but she is more interested in winning over eligible socialite Robert Stack. She sends Durbin to distract him, but she falls in love with him instead. When an opportunity to attend a ball arises, Durbin excitedly prepares but is left at home at the last minute. The house servants help her get there with a new dress and complete escort. She sweeps Stack off his feet but has to get back home by midnight. She loses a slipper which allows Stack to eventually find her. Another sticky sweet Durbin film, this time stealing directly from the Cinderella story, slipper and all.
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