Blossoms in the Dust
movie
The stirring saga of a childless beauty...who was determined to be a mother!
Released August 15, 1941
Overview
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
Cast
Greer Garson
as
Edna Gladney
Walter Pidgeon
as
Sam Gladney
Felix Bressart
as
Dr. Max Breslar
Marsha Hunt
as
Charlotte
Fay Holden
as
Mrs. Catherine Kahly
Samuel S. Hinds
as
Mr. George Kahley
Kathleen Howard
as
Mrs. Sarah Keats
George Lessey
as
Mr. Keats
William Henry
as
Allan Keats
Henry O'Neill
as
Judge
John Eldredge
as
Damon McPherson
Clinton Rosemond
as
Zeke
Crew
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Ralph Wheelwright
as
Writer
Mervyn LeRoy
as
Director
Anita Loos
as
Writer
Cedric Gibbons
as
Art Direction
Herbert Stothart
as
Original Music Composer
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W. Howard Greene
as
Director of Photography
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Karl Freund
as
Director of Photography
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George Boemler
as
Editor
Adrian
as
Costume Design
Dorothy Yost
as
Writer
Edwin B. Willis
as
Set Decoration
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Irving Asher
as
Producer