Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester. Written by Daniel Bubbeo

Ingrid Bergman
as Emilie Gallatin

Warner Baxter
as Adam Stoddard

Susan Hayward
as Hester Stoddard

Fay Wray
as Molly Stoddard

Richard Denning
as Jack Stoddard

Johnny Downs
as David Stoddard

Robert Shaw
as Chris Stoddard

Charles Lind
as Phillip Stoddard (older)

Billy Ray
as Jack Stoddard (younger)

Steven Muller
as David Stoddard (younger)
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This was a good early melodrama--the first of Ratoff's films I have seen (at least to my knowledge) and American films starring Ingrid Bergman, one of my favourite actresses (three earlier Swedish films she's in, that I found in an inexpensive boxed set by Kino Lorber, is delightful). This boasted a...