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Four Daughters (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1938 · 90 mins · English
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Starring
John Garfield, Frank McHugh, May Robson, Tom Dugan, Claude Rains, Dick Foran

Musician Adam Lemp shares a joyful home with his four talented daughters—Emma, Ann, Kay and Thea—each of whom is devoted to a respectable young suitor. The peace is shattered when the abrasive, lazy composer Mickey Borden arrives, sparking romantic entanglements and tragic complications.

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