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It takes all kinds of women to love all kinds of men!
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. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester. Written by Daniel Bubbeo
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May 5, 2016 · via TMDB
This was a good early melodrama--the first of Ratoff's films I have seen (at least to my knowledge) and American films starring Ingrid Bergman, one of my favourite actresses (three earlier Swedish films she's in, that I found in an inexpensive boxed set by Kino Lorber, is delightful). This boasted a strong supporting cast too, as Bergman's Emilie does everything she can to provide support for the family she loves working for so dearly. It was short and sweet, and is good value for the cinephile if you like the 30's-and-40's style of filmmaking, and enjoy melodramas. Other fine directors who are great at this style are John Stahl, Douglas Sirk, and, more recently, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Todd Haynes. At this stage of her career, Bergman isn't as fun to watch, at least for me, as similar actresses of her era, such as Bette Davis, Greta Garbo or Joan Crawford. I prefer Bergman's work after she risked everything to marry Roberto Rossellini. I believe the great difficulties she had to endure gave her a much deeper palette of possible behaviours for her to choose from. I significantly feel that if a thespian can survive trauma, it's the best thing in the world for their craft. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger--and I would definitely posit it makes one a much better actor as well.
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Ingrid Bergman
Emilie Gallatin
Warner Baxter
Adam Stoddard
Susan Hayward
Hester Stoddard
Fay Wray
Molly Stoddard
Richard Denning
Jack Stoddard
Johnny Downs
David Stoddard
Robert Shaw
Chris Stoddard
Helen Westley
Cousin Philippa
June Lockhart
Vance
Pietro Sosso
Otto
Clarence Muse
Sam (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Miss Bunson, the Photographer
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Francis D. Lyon
Editor
Gordon Griffith
Associate Producer
Robert E. Sherwood
Producer
C. Bakaleinikoff
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