Blossoms in the Dust
6.5
99 minutes
8/15/1941
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 List
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
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