The read
A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
66 audience votes
Key crew
- George StevensDirector
- DeWitt BodeenScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Irene DunneMama
- Barbara Bel GeddesKatrin
- Oskar HomolkaUncle Chris
- Philip DornPapa
- Cedric HardwickeMr. Hyde
- Edgar BergenMr. Thorkelson
- Rudy ValleeDr. Johnson
- Barbara O'NeilJessie Brown
- Florence BatesFlorence Dana Moorhead
- Peggy McIntireChristine
- June HedinDagmar
- Steve BrownNels
Stills
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Themes
immigrantbased on novel or booksan francisco, californiabased on play or musicallovepovertytold in flashbackimmigrant family1910smother and daughter