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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.
Updated May 22 2020
Cast
Marc Lawrence
Bert La Verne
Edward Fielding
Judge
Walter Pidgeon
Sam Gladney
Edwin Maxwell
City Councilman
Edith Evanson
Hilda
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. George Kahley
Frank Faylen
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
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Crew
Karl Freund
Director of Photography
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Adrian
Costume Design
Anita Loos
Writer
George Boemler
Editor
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