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Emma is a american film of genre Drama directed by Clarence Brown released in USA on 2 january 1932 with Marie Dressler
Emma (1932)
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Add to a movie listEmma is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Marie Dressler and directed by Clarence Brown.
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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.Actors
Marie Dressler
(Emma Thatcher)
Richard Cromwell
(Ronnie Smith)
Jean Hersholt
(Frederick Smith)
Myrna Loy
(Isabelle)
Barbara Kent
(Gypsy)
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