Girls in White (German: Mädchen in Weiß) is a 1936 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maria Cebotari, Iván Petrovich and Hilde von Stolz.
[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Set in pre-revolutionary Russia at the Smolny Institute, the film tells the story of the young student Daniela, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an opera singer.
[3][4] The film's most famous song is "I am Here to be Happy" ("Ich bin auf der Welt glücklich zu sein").
[3][5] Contemporary American critics complimented Cebotari's work in the "operatic film.
"[6] Variety noted that it was "not exactly a second 'Mädchen in Uniform' for world consumption," but praised Cebotari's performance.