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Four Daughters
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Writers:
Fannie Hurst (novel) and
Lenore J. Coffee (writer)
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Release Date:
9 August 1938 (USA) more
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Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for 5 Oscars. more
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Soderbergh Refuses To Choose His Favorite
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A great John Garfield and an underrated Jeffrey Lynn more (17 total)

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90 min
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Remade as a musical, Young at Heart (1954) with Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. 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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Version of Young at Heart (1954) more
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Bridal Chorus more

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A great John Garfield and an underrated Jeffrey Lynn, 10 November 2004
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Author: reelguy2 from Boulder, Colorado

What starts as a homespun comedy-drama and then halfway turns into a melodrama made a major star of John Garfield - and justly so. But Jeffrey Lynn is not to be dismissed as the object of affection of the four daughters. Lynn is very handsome and is so charming it's easy to believe that all four daughters could fall for him. Although Garfield received most of the kudos, Lynn became a major leading man at Warner Bros. as a result of this film.

Michael Curtiz insisted on location shooting for the picnic scene, making it the highlight of the film. Throughout, the craftsmanship is enough to inspire awe. A soap opera by Fanny Hurst has been turned into a cinema masterpiece.

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