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63% Critic Match
Daughters Courageous
“It's Another 'Four Daughters' Hit! And they're gayer than ever, sweeter than ever, better than ever before!”
6.3 / 10• 1939• 1h 47m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her first husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. The worldly wanderer Jim gets a cool family reception at first but his warm personality gradually wins the affections of his four daughters. In fact, youngest daughter Buff, who has her eye on a maverick of her own in Gabriel Lopez, is pleased when Jim grants his stamp of approval on her relationship. Buff plans to elope with Gabriel on her mother's wedding day, but 'unpredictable' is Gabriel's middle name.
Cast & Crew
John Garfield
Gabriel Lopez
Lead
Claude Rains
Jim Masters
Jeffrey Lynn
John S. 'Johnny' Heming
Fay Bainter
Nancy 'Nan' Masters
Donald Crisp
Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
May Robson
Penny, the Housekeeper
Frank McHugh
George
Dick Foran
Eddie Moore
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Curtiz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Daughters Courageous is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
