Four Daughters (1938)

Academy Awards, USA 1939

Nominated Oscar	Best Picture
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role John Garfield
	Best Director Michael Curtiz
	Best Writing, Screenplay Lenore J. Coffee Julius J. Epstein
	Best Sound, Recording Nathan Levinson (Warner Bros. SSD)

Warner Bros.
Directed by Michael Curtiz
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Unconventional musical household consisting of patron Claude Rains and his four daughters is turned upside down by the arrival of carefree composer Jeffrey Lynn. The girls all fall in love with him, but only the youngest, lovely Priscilla Lane, catches his eye. He eventually proposes, but is left at the altar when she realizes one of her sisters is in love with him and heartbroken. She takes off with eternal pessimist John Garfield to New York City, where they live happily but in poverty. Time passes and they return home for Christmas. Garfield realizes his wife is still in love with Lynn and takes a drastic course of action. A good story with unexpected plot twists, realistic characters and atmospheric touches by director Curtiz.