The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.
Acting
Sinatra's bitter, self-loathing performance steals the show.
Score
Sinatra's 'One for My Baby' is devastating cinema.
Writing
Barney's suicide attempt was shocking for 1954.
Director
Gordon Douglas
Doris Day
Laurie Tuttle
Frank Sinatra
Barney Sloan
Gig Young
Alex Burke
Ethel Barrymore
Aunt Jessie Tuttle
Dorothy Malone
Fran Tuttle
Robert Keith
Gregory Tuttle
Elisabeth Fraser
Amy Tuttle
Alan Hale Jr.
Robert Neary
Lonny Chapman
Ernest Nichols
Frank Ferguson
Bartell
Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Ridgefield (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a remake of 1938's 'Four Daughters,' but Sinatra demanded the darker ending stay intact.
The film's handling of depression and suicide was unusually frank for 1950s Hollywood, partly thanks to Sinatra's personal battles.
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