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Four Daughters (1938)

APPROVED 90 min  -  Drama | Music | Romance  -   9 August 1938 (USA)
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Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein (screen play), Lenore J. Coffee (screen play), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claude Rains ...
Jeffrey Lynn Jeffrey Lynn ...
John Garfield ...
Frank McHugh Frank McHugh ...
May Robson May Robson ...
Gale Page Gale Page ...
Dick Foran Dick Foran ...
Ernest
Vera Lewis Vera Lewis ...
Tom Dugan Tom Dugan ...
Jake
Eddie Acuff Eddie Acuff ...
Sam
Donald Kerr Donald Kerr ...
Earl
Priscilla Lane ...
Rosemary Lane Rosemary Lane ...
Lola Lane Lola Lane ...
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Storyline

Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. However, the arrival of a cynical, slovenly young composer named Mickey Borden turns the household upside-down, and romantic and tragic complications ensue. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Daughter | Composer | Widower | Blizzard | Melodrama  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

4 yperoha koritsia See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

John Garfield admitted that he based the way he played his character, Mickey Borden, on Oscar Levant. See more »

Quotes

Mickey Borden: I wouldn't win first prize if I were the only entry in the contest.
Ann Lemp: Mathematically speaking, I think you'd stand a fine chance.
Mickey Borden: You think they'd let me win?
Ann Lemp: Who?
Mickey Borden: They.
Ann Lemp: Who?
Mickey Borden: The fates, the destinies, whoever they are that decide what we do or don't get.
Ann Lemp: What do you mean?
Mickey Borden: They've been at me now nearly a quarter of a century. No let-up. First they said, "Let him do without parents. He'll get along." Then they decided, "He doesn't need any education. That's for sissies." Then right at the beginning, they tossed a coin. "Heads he's poor, tails he's rich." So they tossed a coin...
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Connections

Referenced in Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Wintermärchen"
(uncredited)
Music by Alphons Czibulka
Played on the piano See more »