Four Daughters
film by Curtiz [1938]
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discussed in biography
- In Michael Curtiz: The late 1930s and the 1940s
…Flynn and de Havilland, but Four Daughters was a gentle and moving drama about the small-town lives and loves of a pianist’s daughters. John Garfield’s naturalistic performance as one of the suitors earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor, and the film and screenplay were also nominated.…
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role of Garfield
- In John Garfield
…his first film, the melodrama Four Daughters (1938). His brooding performance as a cynical young musician garnered considerable praise, as well as legions of female fans and an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. Throughout the early 1940s, Garfield appeared in several successful films, including Saturday’s Children (1940), Castle on…
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