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Director:
Gregory Ratoff
Writers:
Charles Bonner (novel)
William Hurlbut (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 March 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies... more | add synopsis
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Adam's Legacy is Four Women more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ingrid Bergman ... Emilie Gallatin
Warner Baxter ... Adam Stoddard

Susan Hayward ... Hester Stoddard
Fay Wray ... Molly Stoddard
Richard Denning ... Jack Stoddard (older)
Johnny Downs ... David Stoddard (older)

Robert Shaw ... Chris Stoddard (older)
Charles Lind ... Phillip Stoddard (older)
Billy Ray ... Jack Stoddard (younger)
Steven Muller ... David Stoddard (younger)
Wallace Chadwell ... Chris Stoddard (younger)
Bobby Walberg ... Phillip Stoddard (younger)
Helen Westley ... Cousin Phillippa
June Lockhart ... Vance
Pietro Sosso ... Otto
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Legacy (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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5 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Adam's Legacy is Four Women, 9 July 2004
6/10
Author: August1991 from Montréal

The best this movie can offer is four women. They are Fay Wray, Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward and June Lockhart. The sons are dolts. Dad's a nice guy.

At first, I wondered whether this movie was the non-musical precursor of 'The Sound of Music'. But then, it meandered into strange territory where Ingrid Bergman and Susan Hayward eventually wind up in a hissy fit. (Other than that, Bergman is generally restrained in the movie, if not apparently lost at times.)

The ending is abrupt. Everything is thrown together in the last few minutes to try and tie things up. It reminded me of a nervous speaker who spends too much time on the introduction and then suddenly realizes there's no time left for the story and conclusion.

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