21 Sep 1929
The Lady Lies
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
Emma
She makes you LAUGH, She makes you CRY, but always makes you HAPPY!
After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.
Top Billed Cast
Marie Dressler Emma Thatcher
Richard Cromwell Ronnie Smith
Jean Hersholt Frederick Smith
Myrna Loy Isabelle
John Miljan District Attorney
Purnell Pratt Haskins
Leila Bennett Matilda
Barbara Kent Gypsy
Kathryn Crawford Sue
George Meeker Bill
Dale Fuller Maid
Wilfred Noy Drake
André Cheron Count Pierre
Wilson Benge George (Second Butler) (uncredited)
Wade Boteler Airport Official (uncredited)
George Cooper Airfield Mechanic (uncredited)
Edith Fellows Gypsy as a Child (uncredited)
Clarence Geldart Trial Judge (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Magazine and Candy Clerk (uncredited)
Edward Hearn Haskins' Assistant (uncredited)
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