Adam Had Four Sons
| Adam Had Four Sons | |
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 Italian poster for the film. |
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| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Produced by | Robert E. Sherwood |
| Written by | Charles Bonner William Hurlbut Michael Blankfort |
| Starring | Ingrid Bergman Warner Baxter Susan Hayward Fay Wray |
| Music by | W. Franke Harling Rudy Schrager |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Editing by | Francis D. Lyon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 18, 1941 |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $488,000 est. |
Adam Had Four Sons is a 1941 drama and romance film, starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, and Susan Hayward.
[edit] Plot
Warner Baxter portrays the wealthy, easy-going patriarch of a family that falls on hard times after the death of his wife and a stock market crash that wipes out his wealth. Recently arrived governess Emilie (played by Bergman) works to keep the family together. But with the loss of Adam Stoddards fortune the boys are off to a boarding school financed by a wealthy cousin, and Emilie must return to France until Adam (played by Baxter) can afford to repurchase the family estate and recall Emilie to look after it. Reversing his fortunes takes several years. The three older boys are in the service for World War One; Then, just as everything is getting back to the former status...
One son returns with his new wife, Hester, (played by Hayward), who turns out be a conniving woman who wants to rule the roost. She schemes to rid the home of Emilie, while she seduces another son, Jack, when her husband is at war. Emilie discovers the affair, but keeps quiet to preserve Adam's happiness and the brother's reputation, pretending to Adam that she was the one involved with Jack.
Ultimately, all is discovered, and Hester receives her comeuppance. Emilie and Adam become engaged and all ends happily.
[edit] Cast
- 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 - Christopher Stoddard
- Charles Lind - Phillip Stoddard
- Helen Westley - Cousin Phillipa
- June Lockhart - Vance
- Pietro Sosso - Otto
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