
A mother raises her six children and one by one lets them go out into the world. Their failures and successes fill her life, but she grows lonely without them. Then when one of the children has a surprise to announce, they all return home to be with their mother.

as Dr. Horace Anthon

as Mrs. Anthon

as Uncle Ned

as Hannah

as Mrs. Guthrie

as Tom at 13

as Tom at 36

as Arthur at 14

as Jim at 10

as Jim at 22-32

as Kate at 9

as Kate at 21-31

as Frank at 6

as Frank at 18-28

as Baby Emily

as Emily at 22

as Stephen McLeod

as Molly McLeod

as Harry Andrews

as Mr. Atkinson

as Emily at 12