Four Wives
1939 · 1 hr 50 min
Not Rated6.465%49%
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 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 that she truly did love him and not their border, composer/conductor Felix Deitz, after Ernest's actions at what was supposed to be Felix and Emma's youngest sister Ann Lemp's wedding. Emma receives some sad news which too may place a pall over her and Ernest's marriage. And Ann, after the suicide death of her husband Mickey Borden who she married as his possible salvation, and Felix are once again engaged, he who she always truly loved. But the memory of Mickey, who was an acquaintance of Felix's, may be a major roadblock on the road to happiness for Ann and Felix, especially as Mickey leaves something a little unexpected of himself that may always be that constant reminder. The fourth daughter, Kay Lemp, is herself embarking on a new relationship, with obstetrician turned research scientist Dr. Clinton Forrest Jr., who is determined to find out what is causing the lung problems, often fatal, of the lumbermen working on the other side of town.
Directed By
Michael CurtizWritten By
Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Fannie Hurst, Maurice HanlineStudio
Warner Bros. Pictures, First National PicturesCast of Four Wives
Priscilla LaneAnn Lemp Dietz
Rosemary LaneKay Lemp
Lola LaneThea Lemp Crowley
Gale PageEmma Lemp Talbot
Claude RainsAdam Lemp
Jeffrey LynnFelix Dietz
Eddie AlbertDr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
May RobsonAunt Etta
Frank McHughBen Crowley
Dick ForanErnest Talbot
Henry O'NeillDr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
John GarfieldMickey Borden
Vera LewisMrs. Ridgefield
John QualenFrank
Sidney BraceyExtra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Hobart CavanaughMr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Glen CavenderExtra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Betty Ross ClarkeNurse in Dr. Forrest's Office (uncredited)
Dora ClementNurse Attending Ann (uncredited)
Michael ConroyFlorist Boy (uncredited)
Neal DoddMinister at Wedding (uncredited)
Claire Du BreyNurse Telling Crowley It's a Girl (uncredited)
Betty FarringtonNurse (uncredited)
Olin HowlandJoe - a Policeman (uncredited)
Dennie JacksonBoy Soprano Singing 'I Love You Truly' (uncredited)
Al LloydPatient in Dr. Forrest's Office (uncredited)
Wilfred LucasStationmaster (uncredited)
Wendell NilesConcert Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Paul PanzerExtra in Restaurant / Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
George ReevesLaboratory Man (uncredited)
Ruth RobinsonNurse in the Nursery (uncredited)
Ruth TobeyMathilde (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon(uncredited)
Leo WhiteGuest at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Arline WilldenGirl Violinist (uncredited)
Lottie WilliamsGuest at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Isabel WithersNurse Telling Jenkins It's a Boy (uncredited)