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Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 American biographical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds.
True-life story of Edna Gladney, who fought for orphans' rights in Texas.
- Mervyn Leroy, Walter Strohm
- Greer Garson
After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children. Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill.
Edna Gladney lost her son when he was very young. By chance she discovered the injustice within the law towards children whose parents are unknown, and decided to open an orphanage for these ...
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- Greer Garson
- Mervyn Leroy
- Biography
Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 American Technicolor film which tells the true story of Edna Gladney who takes it upon herself to help orphaned children to find homes, despite the opposition of the "good" citizens who think that illegitimate children are beneath their interest.
- Mervyn Leroy
A film based on the true story of Edna Gladney, who founded an adoption agency for unwanted children in Texas. See the full list of actors, writers, directors and other crew members who worked on this classic drama.
Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 American biographical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds.
