I Remember Mama (1948)

7.2/10 134 min Family Drama

Overview

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

Irene Dunne

Mama

Barbara Bel Geddes

Katrin

Oskar Homolka

Uncle Chris

Philip Dorn

Papa

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Hyde

Edgar Bergen

Mr. Thorkelson

Rudy Vallee

Dr. Johnson

Barbara O'Neil

Jessie Brown

Florence Bates

Florence Dana Moorhead

Ellen Corby

Aunt Trina

Hope Landin

Aunt Jenny

Edith Evanson

Aunt Sigrid

Tommy Ivo

Cousin Arne

Stanley Andrews

Minister (uncredited)

Lela Bliss

Head Nurse (uncredited)

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