Emma

Emma

She makes you LAUGH, She makes you CRY, but always makes you HAPPY!

NR 1932 · 72 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, Comedy

After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.

Directed by Clarence Brown · Written by Frances Marion

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