Blossoms in the Dust (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.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Greer Garson as Edna Gladney |
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Walter Pidgeon as Sam Gladney |
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Felix Bressart as Dr. Max Breslar |
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Marsha Hunt as Charlotte |
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Fay Holden as Mrs. Catherine Kahly |
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Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. George Kahley |
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Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Sarah Keats |
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George Lessey as Mr. Keats |
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William Henry as Allan Keats |
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Henry O'Neill as Judge |
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John Eldredge as Damon McPherson |
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Clinton Rosemond as Zeke |
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Theresa Harris as Cleo |
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Charles Arnt as G. Harrington Hedger |
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Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth |
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Marc Lawrence as Bert La Verne |
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Edith Evanson as Hilda |
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Edward Fielding as Judge |
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Harry Hayden as Senator |
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Howard Hickman as Senator |
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Selmer Jackson as Senator |
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Cy Kendall as Harrington |
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Clarence Kolb as Senator |
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Carroll Nye as Mr. Loring |
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Oscar O'Shea as Dr. West |
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Emory Parnell as Senator |
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Almira Sessions as Mrs. Brown |
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Emmett Vogan as Joshua Bedlow |
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Douglas Wood as Senator |
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Will Wright as Senator |
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Mary Taylor as Helen |
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Claire Du Brey as Nurse at Sammy's Birth |
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Frank Faylen as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child |
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Edwin Maxwell as City Councilman |
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Frank McLure as Senate Gallery Spectator |
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Roger Moore as Notary |
| Writing | Ralph Wheelwright | Writer |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | Anita Loos | Writer |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Boemler | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrian | Costume Design |
| Writing | Dorothy Yost | Writer |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Production | Irving Asher | Producer |
| Production | Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
| Writing | Hugo Butler | Writer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
