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Quatre jeunes femmes

Original title: Four Wives
  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
774
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Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, and Gale Page in Quatre jeunes femmes (1939)
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Adam Lemp and his daughters have gone on with life after the death of Mickey Borden. Ann, Mickey's widow, falls in love with Felix Dietz, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.
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Three of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long since... Read allThree of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long since married wealthy banker, Ben Crowley. Thea makes a unilateral decision which may disrupt t... Read allThree of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long since married wealthy banker, Ben Crowley. Thea makes a unilateral decision which may disrupt their marriage. Emma Lemp married their neighbor, florist Ernest Talbot, after realizing th... Read all

  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Julius J. Epstein
    • Maurice Hanline
    • Fannie Hurst
  • Stars
    • Priscilla Lane
    • Rosemary Lane
    • Lola Lane
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    774
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Julius J. Epstein
      • Maurice Hanline
      • Fannie Hurst
    • Stars
      • Priscilla Lane
      • Rosemary Lane
      • Lola Lane
    • 13User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Priscilla Lane
    Priscilla Lane
    • Ann Lemp Borden
    Rosemary Lane
    Rosemary Lane
    • Kay Lemp
    Lola Lane
    Lola Lane
    • Thea Lemp Crowley
    Gale Page
    Gale Page
    • Emma Lemp Talbot
    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Adam Lemp
    Jeffrey Lynn
    Jeffrey Lynn
    • Felix Dietz
    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Dr. Clinton F. Forrest Jr.
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Aunt Etta Lemp
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • Ben Crowley
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Ernest Talbot
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Dr. Clinton F. Forrest Sr.
    John Garfield
    John Garfield
    • Mickey Borden
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Mrs. Ridgefield
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Frank
    Loia Cheaney
      Robert Warwick
      Robert Warwick
      • Mr. Roberts
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      Pat West
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      • Director
        • Michael Curtiz
      • Writers
        • Julius J. Epstein
        • Maurice Hanline
        • Fannie Hurst
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      6bkoganbing

      When you're the father of girls

      Four Wives is the first sequel in the saga of the musical Lemp family that Warner Brothers brought to us in Four Daughters. This family film about widower Claude Rains and his four musical and unmarried daughters struck a nice note with the movie going public in 1938 and John Garfield in his screen debut earned himself a Best Supporting Actor nomination. Garfield is back here, but only in flashback to the original film.

      The main plot line involves Priscilla Lane who ran off with Garfield leaving Jeffrey Lynn at the altar and in a lurch. Garfield still comes between them and he's left a permanent reminder of his brief marraige to Lane.

      The others also having their early marital adjustments, Lola Lane to banker Frank McHugh, Gale Page to Dick Foran and Rosemary Lane still unattached to Priscilla's pediatrician Eddie Albert. Albert seems to fit right in with the general harmony of the group.

      One thing with the Lemps they seem to do everything together from playing classical music with their music teacher dad to having babies. The only question left unanswered is will Claude Rains ever have a grandson in this girl's town he's started.

      Four Wives is a worthy film, a fine sequel to Four Daughters and Warner Brothers wasn't through with the Lemp family yet as soon enough out came Four Mothers.
      misctidsandbits

      Engaging Family

      I like this family overall. It's a rich blend of some vital elements. In this particular series, as with others, the savor seems to diminish a little as it goes along. But, with that, the core group is always there and I find it a winner. The first is the best, this one weakens with script, and the last one has a real problem script-wise. While some are impressed with the portrayal of Ann as the disturbed widow and reluctant fiancé, I find that a rewrite of history from the initial film. I wanted Ann to throw that junk off and get with it. Jeffrey Lynn's character should have gotten a purple heart for long suffering in this one. It's a reversal of what they had going. In the first film, Ann was realistic as the overly sympathetic young woman who went so far as to marry a guy who needed her, when the one she really loved was seemingly not available to her. Okay, all that got fixed and fixed well. This film seems to moot the turnaround, and we find her more focused on her unsatisfactory dead husband and pushing away the true love who is readily available to her now. Yes, she does find she is carrying the first husband's child, and becomes emotionally vulnerable in her memory of him. That can happen, but it just wore on me. However, I still valued the film because of the winning ensemble and overall premise.
      7boblipton

      The Briarwood Cinematic Universe Continues

      All of the characters from FOUR DAUGHTERS return in this sequel. Even John Garfield, whose character has departed this mortal vale, and Garfield himself; he shot some ghostly scenes to haunt widowed Priscilla Lane. She's bearing his child, even as good-guy Jeffrey Lynn tries to help her move forward. Eddie Albert is also on hand to play a doctor making mild-mannered moves on Rosemary Lane.

      1939 was a year in which the Hollywood majors couldn't seem to do anything wrong. The Depression was easing up, the lessons from conversion to sound were learned, and this Fanny Hurst tear jerker with symphonic music is well directed by Michael Curtiz. If some of the characters, like Dick Foran, seem to be there to fill up the space, well, there are new subplots to explore. It's not to my taste, but there's no denying its competence.
      Michael_Elliott

      So-So

      Four Wives (1939)

      ** 1/2 (out of 4)

      Sequel to Four Daughters has father Claude Rains hands full when his daughters (Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page) are out of the house and married. All except for Ann (P. Lane), who lost her husband at the end of the last film and now tries to start up her relationship with the man (Jeffrey Lynn) she left in the first film. Only problem is she's pregnant by her dead husband. Okay, this sequel actually isn't too bad on a technical level and the performances are all very good but the story really bothered me and kept me from caring too much about the main character Ann. This film goes against her feelings for her husband from the first film so that they can set up the romance here. The father and sisters make long speeches about how she never really loved her husband and this certainly wasn't the case so that's part of the reason this film bothered me. Another point that bothered me is that she was started up a relationship perhaps weeks after her husband died. There's a lot of situations here, which I'm shocked got past the ratings code, although something might have been cut since the version I saw ran 99-minutes, which the IMDb lists another version running 110-minutes.
      6Doylenf

      Sentimental film well directed by Curtiz and scored by Steiner...

      An air of melancholy runs through FOUR WIVES because Priscilla Lane is still haunted by the memory of her dead husband (John Garfield, seen briefly in a cameo role), while engaged to Jeffrey Lynn who doesn't know she's carrying Garfield's child.

      But through all the dramatic twists and turns, the family unit remains strong, supportive and determined to move in the direction of a happy ending for all. Frank McHugh is on hand for some levity, Rosemary Lane makes a very beautiful Kay, Claude Rains is the musician father, and Priscilla Lane and Jeffrey Lynn carry the romantic leads in a pleasant enough manner. Lynn even gets to conduct Max Steiner's stirring "Symphonie Moderne" which wraps up the story with musical finesse.

      I actually found Rosemary Lane to be the most natural beauty of the Lane sisters and her acting here is more than competent. But the Warners evidently groomed Priscilla Lane for stardom instead. She gets all the best close-ups, including her hospital scene listening to the radio concert with tearful pride.

      It's enjoyable enough without being really special. Julius J. Epstein has written a graceful script and the Steiner score is a gem. Director Michael Curtiz keeps the camera flowing smoothly through many a detailed scene.

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      • Trivia
        Max Steiner's "Symphonie Moderne", written for the movie, was later expanded and published in 1941.
      • Goofs
        Anne is already pregnant at Christmas time. The baby comes well after Father's Day (June), probably July or even later and there is no attempt to make her look pregnant - not even maternity-type clothes. She continues wearing skirts and tucked-in blouses, remaining thin through the entire picture. She's even wheeled into the Delivery Room with her stomach looking as flat as a board.
      • Connections
        Featured in The John Garfield Story (2003)
      • Soundtracks
        Mickey Borden's Theme
        (1938)(uncredited)

        Music by Max Rabinowitz

        Played during the opening credits and as background music often

        Played on piano by Felix, and later by Ann

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      • Release date
        • November 29, 1944 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Four Wives
      • Filming locations
        • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Warner Bros.
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $355,200
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 50m(110 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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