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Release Date:
9 August 1938 (USA) morePlot:
Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
John Garfield makes it worth the viewing!! more (17 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Priscilla Lane | ... | Ann Lemp | |
| Rosemary Lane | ... | Kay Lemp | |
| Lola Lane | ... | Thea Lemp | |
| Gale Page | ... | Emma Lemp | |
| Claude Rains | ... | Adam Lemp | |
| Jeffrey Lynn | ... | Felix Deitz | |
| John Garfield | ... | Mickey Borden | |
| Dick Foran | ... | Ernest Talbot | |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Ben Crowley | |
| May Robson | ... | Aunt Etta | |
| Vera Lewis | ... | Mrs. Ridgefield | |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Earl | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Jake | |
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Sam | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joe Cunningham | ... | Waiter | |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Doctor | |
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Mickey Borden: I wouldn't win first prize if I were the only entry in the contest.Ann Lemp: Mathematically speaking, I think you'd stand a fine chance.
Mickey Borden: You think they'd let me win?
Ann Lemp: Who?
Mickey Borden: They.
Ann Lemp: Who?
Mickey Borden: The fates, the destinies, whoever they are that decide what we do or don't get.
Ann Lemp: What do you mean?
Mickey Borden: They've been at me now nearly a quarter of a century. No let-up. First they said, "Let him do without parents. He'll get along." Then they decided, "He doesn't need any education. That's for sissies." Then right at the beginning, they tossed a coin. "Heads he's poor, tails he's rich." So they tossed a coin...
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Referenced in Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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This movie was made 20 years before my time. Its introduction of John Garfield in the supporting role of Mickey Borden makes it a classic. He slumps onto the screen and your eyes are glued. Garfield was an original and his portrayal of fate's whipping boy is a must see.