Emma
Emma is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Marie Dressler, written by Leonard Praskins from a story by Frances Marion, and directed by Clarence Brown. The supporting cast features Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt and Myrna Loy.
Plot
Inventor Frederick Smith's wife dies during the birth of their fourth baby, Ronnie, leaving the family in the care of their faithful housekeeper Emma. Twenty years later, after Smith's inventions have made the family rich, the affable Ronnie, who is Emma's favorite, arrives home from college, announcing that he wants to quit school and become a pilot. The other Smith children, Bill, Gypsy and Isabelle, have all grown into spoiled adults, but Emma lovingly indulges them all, making excuses for their bad behavior to their father and everyone else.
More details
| author | Leonard Praskins |
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| director | Clarence Brown |
| editor | William LeVanway |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | bad behavior cold feet district attorney fly heart attack kill large family love murder charge new baby niagara falls return home spoil wait |
| musicBy | Johannes Brahms |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Clarence Brown Harry Rapf |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |