Overview
Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. However, the arrival of a cynical, slovenly young composer named Mickey Borden turns the household upside-down, and romantic and tragic complications ensue.
Fun facts
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (1939)
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Based on
Based on Sister Act
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Collection
Part of Four Daughters Collection
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Music
Music by Max Steiner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ernest Haller
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lenore J. CoffeeScreenplay
- Julius J. EpsteinScreenplay
- Lawrence KimbleWriter
- Thyra Samter WinslowWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 9, 1938
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Four Daughters Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Claude RainsAdam Lemp
Priscilla LaneAnn Lemp
John GarfieldMickey Borden
May RobsonAunt Etta
Lola LaneThea Lemp
Rosemary LaneKay Lemp
Gale PageEmma Lemp
Frank McHughBen Crowley
Jeffrey LynnFelix Deitz
Dick ForanErnest
Vera LewisMrs. Ridgefield
Tom DuganJake
Eddie AcuffSam
Donald KerrEarl
Wilfred LucasDoctor (uncredited)
Jerry MandyMan (uncredited)- Lillian LawrenceMrs. Ridgefield's Friend (uncredited)
- Joe CunninghamWaiter (uncredited)
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