Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
as Mama
as Katrin
as Uncle Chris
as Papa
as Mr. Hyde
as Mr. Thorkelson
as Dr. Johnson
as Jessie Brown
as Florence Dana Moorhead
as Christine
as Dagmar
as Nels
as Aunt Trina
as Aunt Jenny
as Aunt Sigrid
as Cousin Arne
as Minister (uncredited)
as Postman (uncredited)
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
as Bellboy (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
as Night Nurse (uncredited)
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
