Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

99 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 15, 1941

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.

Blossoms in the Dust

99 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 15, 1941

Blossoms in the Dust
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Blossoms in the Dust
Directors Mervyn LeRoy
Writers Dorothy Yost, Ralph Wheelwright, Hugo Butler, Anita Loos

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

Theresa Harris

as Cleo

Charles Arnt

as G. Harrington Hedger

Cecil Cunningham

as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

Marc Lawrence

as Bert La Verne

Edith Evanson

as Hilda

Edward Fielding

as Judge

Harry Hayden

as Senator

Howard Hickman

as Senator

Selmer Jackson

as Senator

Cy Kendall

as Harrington

Clarence Kolb

as Senator

Carroll Nye

as Mr. Loring

Oscar O'Shea

as Dr. West

Emory Parnell

as Senator

Almira Sessions

as Mrs. Brown

Emmett Vogan

as Joshua Bedlow

Douglas Wood

as Senator

Will Wright

as Senator

Mary Taylor

as Helen

Claire Du Brey

as Nurse at Sammy's Birth

Frank Faylen

as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Edwin Maxwell

as City Councilman

Frank McLure

as Senate Gallery Spectator

Roger Moore

as Notary