Directed by:
Clarence BrownScreenplay:
Frances MarionCinematography:
Oliver T. MarshCast:
Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt, Myrna Loy, John Miljan, Purnell Pratt, Leila Bennett, Anne Shirley, Barbara Kent, Kathryn Crawford (more)Plots(1)
After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Marie Dressler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/891/162891219_f2b1d6.png)
Marie Dressler
Canada
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
![Richard Cromwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434732_fd37c8.jpg)
Richard Cromwell
USA
Best movies:
Jezebel (1938)
King of Jazz (1930)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
![Jean Hersholt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886193_077f53.jpg)
Jean Hersholt
Denmark
Best movies:
Greed (1924)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
![Myrna Loy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268041_8f3334.jpg)
Myrna Loy
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![John Miljan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496802_f6e790.jpg)
John Miljan
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
If I Were King (1938)
Juarez (1939)
![Purnell Pratt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/893/159893453_df0789.jpg)
Purnell Pratt
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Enemies of the Public (1931)
![Leila Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559382_71fe9e.jpg)
Leila Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Dames (1934)
Tiger Shark (1932)
![Anne Shirley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437892_b00bce.jpg)
Anne Shirley
USA
Best movies:
City Girl (1930)
4 Devils (1928)
Stella Dallas (1937)
![Barbara Kent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276204_9ef7e3.jpg)
Barbara Kent
Canada
Best movies:
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Feet First (1930)
Lonesome (1928)
![Kathryn Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/176/160176813_bdd7f1.jpg)
Kathryn Crawford
USA
Best movies:
King of Jazz (1930)
![George Meeker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533949_eaf7d0.jpg)
George Meeker
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Sherry Hall
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Jack Pennick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/929/159929178_5a25b1.jpg)
Jack Pennick
USA
Best movies:
City Girl (1930)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Wade Boteler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/989/159989131_188ce6.jpg)
Wade Boteler
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Edward Hearn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/254/160254725_f78671.jpg)
Edward Hearn
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The General (1926)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Edward LeSaint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/232/161232017_b9d74f.jpg)
Edward LeSaint
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
![Edward Peil Sr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/589/160589573_1bd565.gif)
Edward Peil Sr.
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Storm Warning (1951)
Dorothy Patterson
Best movies:
Soapdish (1991)
![Walter Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/545/160545360_aea7d6.jpg)
Walter Walker
USA
Best movies:
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)