Blossoms in the Dust

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 15, 1941

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Emmett Vogan,Selmer Jackson,Fay Holden,Carroll Nye,Will Wright,Frank McLure,Cy Kendall,Edwin Maxwell,Edward Fielding,Marsha Huntand 26 more

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Writer

Ralph Wheelwright,Dorothy Yost,Anita Loos,Hugo Butler

Producer

Irving Asher,Mervyn LeRoy

Cinematography

W. Howard Greene,Karl Freund

Music

Herbert Stothart

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033407