Blossoms in the Dust

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

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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.

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Creators

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Mervyn LeRoy

director

Anita Loos

writer

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Ralph Wheelwright

writer

Dorothy Yost

writer

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Hugo Butler

writer

Cast

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Greer Garson actor Walter Pidgeon actor

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Felix Bressart actor

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Marsha Hunt actor

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Fay Holden actor

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Samuel S. Hinds actor

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Kathleen Howard actor

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George Lessey actor William Henry actor Henry O'Neill actor

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John Eldredge actor

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Clinton Rosemond actor

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Theresa Harris actor Charles Arnt actor

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Cecil Cunningham actor Marc Lawrence actor

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Edith Evanson actor

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Edward Fielding actor

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Harry Hayden actor

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Howard Hickman actor