Four Sons (1940 film)
Four Sons is a 1940 film directed by Archie Mayo.[1] It stars Don Ameche and Eugenie Leontovich.[2] It is a remake of the 1928 film of the same name.[3]
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| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by | John Howard Lawson Milton Sperling (add. dialogue) |
| Starring | Don Ameche Eugenie Leontovich |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
Production company | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date | June 14, 1940 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
When the Germans invade Czechoslovakia in 1939, the four sons of a Czecho-German family follow different paths: Czech patriot, Nazi supporter, artist in America, and heroic German soldier.
Cast
- Don Ameche as Chris Bern
- Eugenie Leontovich as Frau Bern
- Mary Beth Hughes as Anna
- Alan Curtis as Karl Bern
- George Ernest as Fritz Bern
- Robert Lowery as Joseph
- Lionel Royce as Max Sturm
- Sig Ruman as Newmann (as Sig Rumann)
- Ludwig Stössel as Pastor
- Christian Rub as Kapek
- Torben Meyer as Gustav
References
- "AFI-Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- "Four Sons (1940)". BFI.
- "Four Sons (1940) - Archie Mayo - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
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