Film

Blossoms in the Dust

1941 · 1h 39m · Drama · Romance

The stirring saga of a childless beauty...who was determined to be a mother!

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

33%

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.

Greer Garson

Edna Gladney

Walter Pidgeon

Sam Gladney

Felix Bressart

Dr. Max Breslar

Marsha Hunt

Charlotte

Fay Holden

Mrs. Catherine Kahly

Samuel S. Hinds

Mr. George Kahley

Kathleen Howard

Mrs. Sarah Keats

George Lessey

Mr. Keats

William Henry

Allan Keats

Henry O'Neill

Judge

John Eldredge

Damon McPherson

Clinton Rosemond

Zeke

Theresa Harris

Cleo

Charles Arnt

G. Harrington Hedger

Cecil Cunningham

Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

Marc Lawrence

Bert La Verne

• Mervyn LeRoyDirector · Producer
• Ralph WheelwrightWriter
• Anita LoosWriter
• Dorothy YostWriter
• Hugo ButlerWriter
• Irving AsherProducer
• W. Howard GreeneDirector of Photography
• Karl FreundDirector of Photography
• Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
• George BoemlerEditor

Blossoms in the Dust - Trailer

Release date

August 15, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance

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