four daughter introduce john garfield to audience and and that be what be remember most about this film today . unlike some actor who appear in several film before their screen image gel and garfield establish his immediately and with a cigarette hang out of his mouth and talk of the fate be against him . it actually the story of four girl and their widowed musician father ( claude rain ) and their various suitor and one of whom and felix and be play by handsome jeffrey lynn . he the one they all have a crush on and but he in love with buff ( priscilla lane ) . then she meet neer do well mickey borden and who fall for her as well . when buff realize that one of her sister be in love with felix and she leave him at the altar and marries mickey . this be a fairly formulaic story give life ( and sequel ) by the acting . garfield have already be mention and but priscilla lane be by far the strong of the daughter and the most interesting and and the best actress . jeffrey lynn be a fresh and good look lead man and and this film get him off on the right foot with warner . however and true stardom be not to be . like many others of the era and he go into the service and and when he come out and he have a bronze star but not much of a career . he later go into television and real estate . claude rain be warm and wonderful a the patriarch . so popular be four daughter that it inspire four wife and four mother and as well a reunite much of the cast again in daughter courageous where the actor play different character . very enjoyable and a nice remembrance of simpler and probably happy time and and a chance to see john garfield in his first film .