directed michael curtiz four daughters four musically gifted sisters suitors father minor conductorplaying sardonic quick talking mickey borden john garfield role made instant starthe movie also stars claude rains adam lemp lane sisters lola rosemary priscilla gale page spirited daughtersits definitive scene takes place lemps living room cigarette hanging lips borden playing one compositions priscilla lanes ann lemp tells piece beautiful says it stinks continues it got beginning end middle ann urges create beginning end borden replies what for fates me tossed coinheads im poor tails im rich tossed twoheaded coin audiences loved way garfield tough city voice said stinks scene created garfields screen persona eternal outsider four daughters slice americana garfield compelling performance supplying hint darknessbr br 