Four Daughters (1938) in Color — Starring Claude Rains & Priscilla Lane

Name: Four Daughters (1938) Colorized
Brand: AlwanFilm
SKU: MOVIE-863
Price: 15.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Aug. 09, 1938USA90 Min.Approved

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Drama Music Romance

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Is Four Daughters in colour? Yes — this is the colorized version

Four Daughters (1938), the drama classic starring Claude Rains and Priscilla Lane, was originally released in black and white — no official colour version was ever produced by the studio. What you are looking at is the professionally colorized restoration: every frame recoloured, available as an instant DRM-free HD (720p) download. You can judge it yourself — the colour preview plays on this page before you buy.

Four Daughters (1938) — Buy This Classic in Color

Buy Four Daughters (1938) in color — Michael Curtiz’s beloved family drama and romantic musical, now professionally restored and colorized in HD. Originally filmed in black and white, this classic film follows the four musical daughters of a small-town music professor as love, ambition, and heartbreak enter their lives. Starring Claude Rains and introducing John Garfield in a career-defining performance, this is one of the most warmly remembered films of the late 1930s. Instant digital download, DRM-free, delivered immediately after purchase.

Plot Summary

Adam Lemp (Claude Rains) is a warm-hearted music professor who shares a loving home with his four musically gifted daughters: Ann (Priscilla Lane), Thea (Lola Lane), Kay (Rosemary Lane), and Emma (Gale Page). Their quiet, ordered world is upended when two young men arrive in their lives — the earnest Felix Deitz (Jeffrey Lynn), who falls for Ann, and the sardonic, restless Mickey Borden (John Garfield), a struggling musician who brings an unsettling energy that none of them can quite shake. Ann is torn between the reliable, steady Felix and the dangerously charming Mickey, whose self-destructive streak makes him both irresistible and heartbreaking. The film moves between light comedy, romantic warmth, and genuine emotional weight, finding its greatest power in Garfield’s magnetic, wounded performance — a debut so powerful it made him a star overnight. Four Daughters is a film about music, family, and the people we love who cannot be saved.

Cast & Crew

Director: Michael Curtiz
Claude Rains as Adam Lemp
Priscilla Lane as Ann Lemp
John Garfield as Mickey Borden
May Robson as Aunt Etta
Lola Lane as Thea Lemp
Rosemary Lane as Kay Lemp
Gale Page as Emma Lemp
Jeffrey Lynn as Felix Deitz
Frank McHugh as Ben Crowley

Why Buy This Classic in Color?

Four Daughters is one of Michael Curtiz’s most tender and accomplished films — a perfect blend of family warmth, romantic yearning, and genuine emotional tragedy. Now professionally restored and colorized, the film’s warm domestic interiors, musical performance sequences, and period costumes all come to life in rich, carefully chosen color. The Lemp family home, filled with musical instruments and autumn light, gains a cozy intimacy in color that black and white photography could only partially convey.

Originally filmed in black and white, this classic film has been painstakingly restored to honor both Curtiz’s direction and the exceptional ensemble performance at its heart. John Garfield’s landmark debut — raw, contemporary, and deeply human — feels freshly powerful in this new restored colorized version.

Four Daughters was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It launched one of Hollywood’s great acting careers and stands today as one of the finest examples of the family drama genre at its warmest and most honest.

When you buy Four Daughters (1938) from AlwanFilm, you receive:

A professionally restored and colorized HD download
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Historical Significance

Released in 1938, Four Daughters is most historically significant for introducing John Garfield to cinema audiences in a role that seemed to arrive fully formed — world-weary, charismatic, and entirely modern in a Hollywood that still largely favored romantic idealism. His Mickey Borden was a new kind of screen hero: flawed, self-aware, and ultimately unable to outrun his own nature. The film sparked three sequels and made Garfield a major star. For Michael Curtiz, it demonstrated a range beyond the action spectacle of Captain Blood or The Charge of the Light Brigade — he was equally at home in intimate, character-driven domestic drama.

This classic movie is also available in colour for international audiences.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Is this the original black and white film with color added?
Yes. Four Daughters was originally filmed in black and white in 1938. This edition is a professional frame-by-frame colorization of the original print with all performances intact.

Was Four Daughters really John Garfield’s debut?
Yes — Four Daughters (1938) was John Garfield’s breakthrough film role. His performance as the doomed Mickey Borden earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and launched his Hollywood career.

What is the price?
€15.00 — a single one-time payment for permanent access to your HD colorized download.

Is this a DRM-free digital download?
Yes. Your purchase gives you a DRM-free MP4 file you can keep and watch on any device — no subscription required.

How do I receive my download?
You receive an instant download link by email immediately after your payment is confirmed.

What devices can I watch this on?
The MP4 file plays on smart TVs, laptops, tablets, phones, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and any device that supports standard video formats.