Adam Had Four Sons

Adam Had Four Sons (1941)

It takes all kinds of women to love all kinds of men!

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

Date of release
1941-03-27
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Gregory Ratoff

Casting

Interesting facts

Adam Had Four Sons is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward and Fay Wray.

Production

The film's working title was that of the book upon which it is based, Legacy, but the title was changed to Adam Had Four Sons in January 1941 after producer Robert Sherwood sampled public opinion and determined that "the former title had the wrong connotations."

The screenplay significantly deviates from the book upon which it is based. In the book, Adam has five sons, he commits a murder and one of his sons commits suicide, but none of these events are included in the film.

Composer W. Franke Harling sought to create an understated musical score that "should enhance all the varied moods of the picture but never for a moment let the audience be aware of the fact."

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