Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

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.

Cast for Blossoms in the Dust...

Greer Garson
Edna Gladney
Walter Pidgeon
Sam Gladney
Felix Bressart
Dr. Max Breslar
Marsha Hunt
Charlotte
Fay Holden
Mrs. Catherine Kahly
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. George Kahley
Kathleen Howard
Mrs. Sarah Keats
George Lessey
Mr. Keats
William Henry
Allan Keats
John Eldredge
Damon McPherson
Charles Arnt
G. Harrington Hedger
Cecil Cunningham
Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Marc Lawrence
Bert La Verne
Cy Kendall
Harrington
Carroll Nye
Mr. Loring
Oscar O'Shea
Dr. West
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Brown
Emmett Vogan
Joshua Bedlow
Claire Du Brey
Nurse at Sammy's Birth
Frank Faylen
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Edwin Maxwell
City Councilman
Frank McLure
Senate Gallery Spectator