I Remember Mama
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| I Remember Mama | |
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | Harriet Parsons George Stevens |
| Written by | DeWitt Bodeen John Van Druten (play) Kathryn Forbes (novel) |
| Starring | Irene Dunne Barbara Bel Geddes Oskar Homolka Cedric Hardwicke Edgar Bergen Barbara O'Neil Rudy Vallee |
| Distributed by | RKO |
| Release date(s) | March 9, 1948 |
| Running time | 134 min |
| Language | English |
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I Remember Mama is a 1948 family film drama made by RKO. It was directed by George Stevens and produced by Harriet Parsons and George Stevens. The screenplay was adapted by DeWitt Bodeen from the play by John Van Druten, which was adapted from the novel Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes.
It stars Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Florence Bates, Peggy McIntyre, June Hedin, Steve Brown, Ellen Corby, Hope Landin, Edith Evanson and Tommy Ivo.
It tells the story of a loving Norwegian family in San Francisco in the 1910s.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Oskar Homolka), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Irene Dunne), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Barbara Bel Geddes), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ellen Corby) and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Nicholas Musuraca).
In 1949, a television series, Mama, based on the movie, was produced. It starred Peggy Wood and ran until 1956.
