Marie Dressler
Emma Thatcher Smith
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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.
- $1,972,000
- Clarence Brown, Harry Rapf
- $350,000
Emma (1932) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis. 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 quite school ...
- Clarence Brown, Charles Dorian
- Marie Dressler
The film was a box office sensation in 1932. The film presents another very early Myrna Loy performance, in which she plays against type in the role of a spoiled and selfish daughter.
- (13)
- David Nusair
- Drama
- Clarence Brown
Summaries. After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father. When their mother dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been the nanny to his three older children, now has an infant to tend.
Overview. When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new addition. Fred becomes rich and successful, then he and Emma marry. When Fred dies, his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma.
