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Adam Had Four Sons is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, and Fay Wray, [1] [2] Plot. Adam Stoddard is a wealthy, easy-going family patriarch who falls on hard times after the death of his wife Molly and the stock market crash of 1907 that wipes out his wealth.
Adam Had Four Sons: Directed by Gregory Ratoff. With Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray. A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employer's wife dies.
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In early 1905, French governess Emilie Gallatin ( Ingrid Bergman) is hired to care of a luxurious family mansion and the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard ( Warner Baxter) and his wife, Molly Stoddard ( Fay Wray ).
Adam Had Four Sons (1941) is based on the novel Legacy by Charles Bonner. The adaptation is a pleasant family melodrama that marked the debut of former radio announcer Robert Sherwood as a film producer.
Emilie Gallatin (Ingrid Bergman) works as governess for the wealthy Stoddard clan, but she also serves as a maternal figure when mother Molly (Fay Wray) dies.
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A beautiful young governess keeps a family from destroying itself in this sensitive, affectionate drama. Emilie Gallatin (Academy Award® winner Ingrid Bergman, 1974 Best Supporting Actress ...
A French governess becomes the center of a wealthy New York family with four boys after it suffers the losses of its matriarch, business and estate. Subtitles: English. Starring: Ingrid Bergman Warner Baxter Susan Hayward Clarence Muse June Lockhart. Directed by: Gregory Ratoff.
Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family.
Satisfying character study involving the typical turn-of-the-century family nearly consumed by love, jealousy, and hatred. In the early part of the century, a goodly governess (Bergman in her second U.S. film) watches sympathetically over four sons of an American businessman after their mother dies.
