Emma

1932Movie⏱️ 1h 12mPassed

Drama

⭐ 7

IMDB Rating

1,247 votes

After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.

Director

Clarence Brown

Writers

Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins, Zelda Sears

Stars

Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt

Release Date

January 2, 1932

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 35

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Marie Dressler

as Emma Thatcher

Richard Cromwell

as Ronnie Smith

Jean Hersholt

as Frederick Smith

Myrna Loy

as Isabelle

John Miljan

as District Attorney

Purnell Pratt

as Haskins

Leila Bennett

as Matilda

Barbara Kent

as Gypsy

Kathryn Crawford

as Sue

George Meeker

as Bill

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.20 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Terrific

by ivan-22 • 2004-02-18

"So few movies have a woman as the main protagonist, much less an older woman. Marie Dressler is wonderful, as usual, but the script helps a great deal, and the good, unpretentious direction. Old movies really have something special, a sense of compassion and humanity. Richard Cromwell makes a very good impression. It is sad that he lived only 50 years and was forgotten. One wishes Angela would reminisce about him. He had a very pleasant speaking voice. A voice is an instrument, and speech is music...."