Four Daughters
1938 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 6.6 · 95% critics
A close-knit household led by a respected musician and his four talented daughters is thrown off balance when a brooding young composer arrives. As courtships overlap and loyalties are tested, the family’s warm routines give way to difficult choices, heightened emotions, and consequences that challenge what each person thought they wanted.
Based on Sister Act
Also known as 4 Daughters
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Details
- Years
- 1938
- Release date
- 1938-08-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (33 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic, sentimental family dramas that turn unexpectedly moody, this is a solid pick, especially if you’re curious about the story that later inspired Young at Heart; Not for you if you dislike soap-opera romance or sugary banter.
Pros: warm family moments; engaging romantic drama; standout brooding newcomer | Cons: overly sweet dialogue; rushed plot turns; tidy forced resolution
Themes
- daughter
- composer
- classical music
- source music
- four sisters
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1939 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1939 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1939 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1939 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1939 · nominated
Cast & crew
Claude Rains
as Adam Lemp
Priscilla Lane
as Ann Lemp
John Garfield
as Mickey Borden
May Robson
as Aunt Etta
Lola Lane
as Thea Lemp
Rosemary Lane
as Kay Lemp
Gale Page
as Emma Lemp
Frank McHugh
as Ben Crowley
Jeffrey Lynn
as Felix Deitz
Dick Foran
as Ernest
Directed by Michael Curtiz