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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Ralph Wheelwright (story)
Anita Loos (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 July 1941 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Great Story Of A Great Woman ! It's the grandest human drama since Boys Town ! more
Plot:
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young... more | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
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This Film Could Blossom Even in the Dust more (15 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Greer Garson | ... | Edna Kahly Gladney |
 | Walter Pidgeon | ... | Samuel 'Sam' Gladney |
| Felix Bressart | ... | Doctor Max Breslar |
| Marsha Hunt | ... | Charlotte Kahly |
| Fay Holden | ... | Mrs. Kahly |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Mr. George Kahly |
| Kathleen Howard | ... | Mrs. Sarah Keats |
| George Lessey | ... | Mr. Keats |
| William Henry | ... | Allan Keats |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Judge Hartford |
| John Eldredge | ... | Damon McPherson, Edna's Fiancé |
| Clinton Rosemond | ... | Zeke, Edna's Servant |
| Theresa Harris | ... | Cleo, Edna's Maid |
| Charles Arnt | ... | G. Harrington Hedger |
| Cecil Cunningham | ... | Mrs. Marcus Gilworth |
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Runtime:
99 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7192)
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Referenced in The Miracle of Sound (1940) more
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I've Been Working on the Railroad more
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Greer Garson in a poignant memorable role as Edna Gladney in 1941's "Blossom in the Dust."
Edna (Garson) has a friend who killed herself because her illegitimacy was revealed. It will become Edna's fight to fight this wrong on birth certificates. There is no reason why a child has to be maligned when it is stated that they are illegitimate.
Garson stars with Walter Pigeon, who was to be with her in many more films. They have a son who is killed in a tragic accident as a youngster. When Garson is widowed some time after this, she devotes her life to orphaned children. She fights for their rights and their dignity.
Garson is emotionally appealing as Edna.
When she gives up the last child in her care, I guarantee that you will need a box of tissues.
A fine film of the human spirit, touching and equally absorbing. Thank you Edna Gladney for the work you did for youngsters.