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I Remember Mama ()

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A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Mama (Martha Hanson)
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Katrin Hanson
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Uncle Chris
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Papa (Lars Hanson)
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Mr. Jonahan Hyde (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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Mr. Peter Thorkelson
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Dr. Johnson
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Jessie Brown
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Florence Dana Moorhead
Peggy McIntyre ...
Christine Hanson
June Hedin ...
Dagmar Hanson
Steve Brown ...
Nels
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Aunt Trina Halvorsen
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Aunt Jenny Halvorsen
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Aunt Sigrid Halvorsen
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Cousin Arne
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Minister (uncredited)
George Atkinson ...
Postman (uncredited)
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Head Nurse (uncredited)
Louise Colombet ...
Nurse (uncredited)
Art Dupuis ...
Conductor (uncredited)
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Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
Lou Hicks ...
Conductor (uncredited)
Gene Holland ...
Boy (uncredited)
Howard Keiser ...
Bellboy (uncredited)
Alice Kerbert ...
Girl (uncredited)
Peggy Kerbert ...
Girl (uncredited)
Peggy McKim ...
Girl (uncredited)
Constance Purdy ...
Night Nurse (uncredited)
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Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Ruth Tobey ...
Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Stevens

Written by

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DeWitt Bodeen ... (screen play)
 
John Van Druten ... (based upon the play "I Remember Mama" adapted by)
 
Kathryn Forbes ... (novel "Mama's Bank Account")

Produced by

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Harriet Parsons ... producer
George Stevens ... executive producer

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Roy Webb

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Nicholas Musuraca ... director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Swink

Editorial Department

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Tholen Gladden ... associate editor

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Carroll Clark
Albert S. D'Agostino

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Emile Kuri ... (set decorations)
Darrell Silvera ... (set decorations)

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Gordon Bau ... makeup supervisor
Hazel Rogers ... hair stylist

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Hollingsworth Morse ... assistant director (as John H. Morse)

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Terry Kellum ... sound
Richard Van Hessen ... sound

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Russell A. Cully ... special effects
Kenneth Peach ... special effects

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Fred Bentley ... camera operator (uncredited)
Ralph Clement ... grip (uncredited)
Gaston Longet ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Gile Steele ... costumes: men's
Edward Stevenson ... costumes: women's

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Richard Kinon ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ivan Moffat ... executive assistant
Dore Schary ... presenter
John Van Druten ... based upon the play "I Remember Mama" directed by
Jacqueline Warrington ... stand-in: Irene Dunne (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

The life of a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco centers around Mama and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansens' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris as counterpoint. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines You'll just love...MAMA! See more »
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Also Known As
  • George Stevens' Production of I Remember Mama (United States)
  • George Stevens' Production of I Remember Mama (United Kingdom)
  • Tendresse (France)
  • Mai l'oblidaré (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Nunca la olvidaré (Spain)
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  • 134 min
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Budget $3,068,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Irene Dunne worked with dialect coach Judith Sater for two months to perfect her Norwegian accent. Dunne became so immersed in getting her character's voice down that she used the accent around her home with her family. See more »
Goofs In the shots of the uncle's trip to San Francisco, as the ferry is pulling into the dock, the Oakland Bay Bridge is seen in the background. This bridge was not built until 1933, yet this movie is set circa 1910. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Awakening (1974). See more »
Soundtracks Sovnen (Slumber) See more »
Quotes Katrin Hanson: [reading the novel that she's just finished] "For long as I could remember, the house on the Larkin Street Hill had been home. Papa and Mama had both born in Norway but they came to San Francisco because Mama's sisters were here, all of us were born here. Nels, the oldest and the only boy, my sister Christine and the littlest sister Dagmar but first and foremost I remember Mama".
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