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Emma ()

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After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.
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Emma Thatcher
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Ronnie Smith
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Frederick Smith
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Isabelle
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District Attorney
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Haskins (as Purnell B. Pratt)
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Matilda
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Gypsy
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Sue
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Bill
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Maid
Wilfred Noy ...
Drake
André Cheron ...
Count Pierre (as Andre Cheron)
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George - Second Butler (uncredited)
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Airport Official (uncredited)
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Airfield Mechanic (uncredited)
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Gypsy as a Child (uncredited)
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Trial Judge (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ...
Magazine and Candy Clerk (uncredited)
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Haskins' Assistant (uncredited)
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Train Station Porter (uncredited)
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Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
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Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
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Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
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Man at Railway Station Who Retrieves Emma's Corset (uncredited)
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Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Railroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
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Isabelle as a Child (uncredited)
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Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Walker ...
Dr. Horton (uncredited)
Jay Ward ...
Bill as a Child (uncredited)

Directed by

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Clarence Brown

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Frances Marion ... (story)
 
Leonard Praskins ... (adaptation and dialogue)
 
Zelda Sears ... (additional dialogue)

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Clarence Brown ... producer (uncredited)
Harry Rapf ... producer (uncredited)

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Oliver T. Marsh ... (photographed by)

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William LeVanway ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

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Adrian ... (gowns)

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Charles Dorian ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Anstruther MacDonald ... sound (uncredited)

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Samuel Cohen ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald ... second camera operator (uncredited)
S.C. Manatt ... still photographer (uncredited)
Kyme Meade ... assistant camera (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

When their mother dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been the nanny to his three older children, now has an infant to tend. The children grow up and Frederick becomes rich and successful. He and Emma marry--right before his death, as it turns out--and his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma. Written by Rebecca Fennig

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Taglines She makes you LAUGH, She makes you CRY, but always makes you HAPPY! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Mes petits (France)
  • Emma, die Perle (Germany)
  • Ingratitudine (Italy)
  • 愛に叛く者 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Los ingratos (Mexico)
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  • 72 min
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Budget $350,000 (estimated)

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Trivia After winning her Best Actress Academy Award in 1931 for "Min and Bill," Marie was nominated again the very next year for her role in this film; Emma. See more »
Goofs When Ronnie drives up to the Smith mansion with his dog, the dog can be seen about to follow him out of the car. Ronnie calls the dog, and we see the dog sitting in the back seat as if he hadn't budged and then walking toward him. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992). See more »
Soundtracks In My Merry Oldsmobile See more »
Quotes Emma: Stop calling me beautiful!
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