Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, has passed on his love of music to his four early adult daughters - Thea, Emma, Kay and Ann - who live with him and his sister, the ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Claude Rains | ... | Adam Lemp | |
| Jeffrey Lynn | ... | Felix Deitz | |
| John Garfield | ... | Mickey Borden | |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Ben Crowley | |
| May Robson | ... | Aunt Etta | |
| Gale Page | ... | Emma Lemp | |
| Dick Foran | ... | Ernest | |
| Vera Lewis | ... | Mrs. Ridgefield | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Jake | |
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Sam | |
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Donald Kerr | ... | Earl |
| Priscilla Lane | ... | Ann Lemp | |
| Rosemary Lane | ... | Kay Lemp | |
| Lola Lane | ... | Thea Lemp | |
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Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, has passed on his love of music to his four early adult daughters - Thea, Emma, Kay and Ann - who live with him and his sister, the girls' Aunt Etta, in the long time family home. Of the four, Kay has the greatest promise as a musical performer, specifically as a singer. Theirs is a loving family, however much the girls exasperate their father with their love of popular music, since he loves only the classics, most specifically Beethoven. The girls support each other however they can, but each is an individual with her own distinct personality and wants, including the type of man each wants as a husband. Practical but deep in her heart romantic Emma has long been courted by their next door neighbor, unassuming florist Ernest Talbot, and clever Thea wants to be Mrs. Ben Crowley, he a wealthy up and coming banker with prospects. Only the youngest, the fun loving Ann, states that she doesn't want to get married. Their collective ... Written by Huggo
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Country:
USARelease Date:
9 August 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fire døtre See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 18, 1939 with John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane and Jeffrey Lynn reprising their film roles. See more »Quotes
Adam Lemp: I'm going down to the Hall of Records to strike my name off your birth certificates!See more »
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.