Directed by:
George StevensScreenplay:
DeWitt BodeenCinematography:
Nicholas MusuracaComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Frits van Dongen, Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Ellen Corby, Florence Bates (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Returning, in memory, to her childhood in 1910 San Francisco, novelist Katrin Hanson (Barbara Bel Geddes) thinks of the importance of her mother Marta's (Dunne) role in the life of the family of Norwegian immigrants. As she deals with the children's problems and aspirations, such as brother Nels' (Steve Brown) schooling, Katrin's writing ambitions, young Dagmar's (June Hedin) illness, and a thousand other daily dramas, Marta manages to make all feel equally loved. She's also able to deal with eccentrics like the blustery family patriarch, Uncle Chris Halvorsen (Oscar Homolka), the family's highly literary non-paying tenant Jonanthan Hyde (Cedric Hardwicke), and spinster Aunt Trina (Ellen Corby), who is almost afraid to announce her forthcoming wedding. A final gesture of Marta's generosity at Katrin's graduation is symbolic of the spirit that is her legacy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Irene Dunne
USA
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Barbara Bel Geddes
USA
Best movies:
Vertigo (1958)
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Caught (1949)
Oskar Homolka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Ball of Fire (1941)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
The Woman Alone (1936)
Frits van Dongen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Random Harvest (1942)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Cedric Hardwicke
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Rope (1948)
Richard III (1955)
Edgar Bergen
USA
Best movies:
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Rudy Vallee
USA
Best movies:
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
Barbara O'Neil
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Nun's Story (1959)
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Ellen Corby
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Vertigo (1958)
Sabrina (1954)
Florence Bates
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Rebecca (1940)
The Tall Target (1951)
Stanley Andrews
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Franklyn Farnum
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Edith Evanson
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rope (1948)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Lela Bliss
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Cleo Ridgely
USA
Best movies:
Joan the Woman (1916)
Art Dupuis
Canada
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Love Is News (1937)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Tommy Ivo
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Moonrise (1948)