Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles. When Fullerton's adolescent daughter Alice develops a crush on Bullit, her suitor, boyscout Ken Warren, doesn't seem to stand a chance. Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton, Ken Warren, and even Vincent Bullit himself do their best to sway young Alice's feelings away from the older man. It's a difficult task though, as she is at 'that certain age.'
Acting
Durbin's preternatural poise makes the premise almost believable.
Score
She sings 'My Own' and 'I Love to Whistle' like her contract depends on it.
Costume
Alice's ridiculous formal gown for a house party screams studio excess.
Director
Edward Ludwig
Deanna Durbin
Alice Fullerton
Melvyn Douglas
Vincent Bullitt
Jackie Cooper
Kenneth Warren
Irene Rich
Mrs. Dorothy Fullerton
Nancy Carroll
Grace Bristow
John Halliday
Gilbert Fullerton
Jackie Searl
Tony (as Jack Searl)
Juanita Quigley
Butch Warren ("The Pest" in credits)
Charles Coleman
Stevens
Peggy Stewart
Mary Lee
Grant Mitchell
Jeweler
Claire Du Brey
Horsewoman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Durbin was Universal's biggest box office draw in 1938, making more than $100k annually while still a teenager.
The Spanish Civil War backdrop dates this fast—by 1939, 'peace and quiet' to write about Europe would feel grimly ironic.
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