immigrant,based on novel or book,based on play or musical,love,poverty,told in flashback,immigrant family,1910s,mother and daughter,san francisco

I Remember Mama (1948)

Poster for I Remember Mama

You'll just love...MAMA!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
George Stevens
  • Profile picture of Irene Dunne
    Mama Irene Dunne
  • Profile picture of Barbara Bel Geddes
    Katrin Barbara Bel Geddes
  • Profile picture of Oskar Homolka
    Uncle Chris Oskar Homolka
  • Profile picture of Philip Dorn
    Papa Philip Dorn
  • Profile picture of Cedric Hardwicke
    Mr. Hyde Cedric Hardwicke
  • Profile picture of Edgar Bergen
    Mr. Thorkelson Edgar Bergen
  • Profile picture of Rudy Vallee
    Dr. Johnson Rudy Vallee
  • Profile picture of Barbara O'Neil
    Jessie Brown Barbara O'Neil

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Keywords

  • immigrant
  • based on novel or book
  • based on play or musical
  • love
  • poverty
  • told in flashback
  • immigrant family
  • 1910s
  • mother and daughter
  • san francisco