Emma (1932)After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father. Director:Clarence Brown |
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Emma (1932)After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father. Director:Clarence Brown |
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| Marie Dressler | ... |
Emma
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Richard Cromwell | ... |
Ronnie
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| Jean Hersholt | ... |
Mr. Smith
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| Myrna Loy | ... |
Isabelle
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John Miljan | ... |
District Attorney
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Purnell Pratt | ... |
Haskins
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Leila Bennett | ... |
Matilda
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Barbara Kent | ... |
Gypsy
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Kathryn Crawford | ... |
Sue
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George Meeker | ... |
Bill
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Dale Fuller | ... |
Maid
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Wilfred Noy | ... |
Drake
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André Cheron | ... |
Count Pierre
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When their mother dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher who has been the nanny to his 3 children but now has an infant to care for. The children grow up and Frederick becomes rich and successful. He and Emma marry, as it turns out right before his death, and his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma. Written by Rebecca Fennig <beckles@earthlink.com>
This is the one that should have netted Marie Dressler the best actress Oscar, not the year prior's MIN AND BILL. EMMA is a far more complex character and she is able to show a full range of emotion in this teary tale of a devoted housekeeper who marries her employer, only to have three of his spoiled brat children turn against her when he dies. She should have drowned this bunch. She is quite superb throughout. Odd though in that if she raised them, how did they turn out to be such b*****ds???? Dressler earned a most deserved Best Actress nom. The excellent cinematography should also have been recognized by the Academy. This one is a must-see.