Product Details

• Actors: Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray, Richard Denning
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000VAFOK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,464 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Adam Had Four Sons" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Classic romance! A governess falls for her boss after his wife passes away and she stays to help raise his four sons. Stars Academy Award ® winners Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward and Warner Baxter, along with screen legend Fay Wray.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm Family Story, September 14, 2000

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Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adam Had Four Sons [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While this film may be predictable as to its events and conclusion, it is a warm and enjoyable film to watch. After the death of his wife (Fay Wray), a father (Warner Baxer) raises his four sons with the help of a devoted governess (Ingrid Bergman). When one of the sons marries, it is to an evil shrew (Susan Hayward), and the battle between good and evil, Bergman and Hayward, is joined.

Bergman and Hayward turn in memorable performances. Also watch for a sweet performance by a young June Lockhart.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GOOD CAST...SO SO MOVIE, October 20, 2001

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Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adam Had Four Sons [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a family saga of a huband (Warren Baxter) and wife (Fay Wray) who have four sons. As they are quite well to do, they hire a French governess (Ingrid Bergman) for the boys. Several years later, the wife falls ill and dies. The governess becomes the mother figure. Shortly after, the stock market crashes and the father loses everything and is forced to send the governess away with a promise to send for her as soon as he can.

This is where the movie becomes somewhat implausible. The father sends for her years later, but the boys are fully grown young men. They obviously do not need a governess. Yet, she lives with them. It is obvious to all that the father and the governess are in love, but nary a word of such passes between them.

Out of the clear blue, one of the sons marries a beautiful, but loose woman (Susan Hayward). The governess does not like this son's wife and with good reason. The wife soon commences an affair with one of her husband's brothers. Soon, this serene household become a hot bed of angst. After her husband discovers the affair with his brother, who has since repudiated this vixen, she is ordered to leave the house. She does so, and the father finally asks the long suffering governess to marry him.

The performances by the cast are strong, but the screenplay falters. This is a predictable, though somewhat mediocre film that one may find mildly enjoyable, if one loves old films in general. If not, skip it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good classic family drama..., May 11, 2003

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filmfanatical "filmfanatical" (London,England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adam Had Four Sons [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Emilie (Ingrid Bergman), a french governess, is hired by wealthy Adam Stoppard (Warner Baxter) and his wife Molly to look after their four sons. Following the untimely death of their mother, the boys grow to depend on Emilie more.

When the boys are older they join the army. When they return home one of them brings home a beautiful wife Hester (Susan Hayward). It soon becomes clear that Hester is trouble. She's a heartless gold-digger that nearly splits the family apart. Can Emilie hold the family together with Hester around causing trouble?

Over the years Emilie's feelings for Adam grow deeper and she falls in love with him. Even the though the boys are now men at this point, Adam insists that she come and live with them again as part of the family....