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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.
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Edna Gladney, who lost her son at a young age, discovers the injustice within the law towards children whose parents are unknown, and decides to open an orphanage for those children and oppose the unfair laws discriminating against them.
In Blossoms in the Dust (1941), based on a true story, Edna Gladney (Greer Garson) is greatly affected by two incidents in her life. One is the suicide of her adopted sister Charlotte (Marsha Hunt) who kills herself after her future in-laws discover she was illegitimate and refuse to let her marry their son.
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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YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 110. Academy Award-winner Greer Garson ("Mrs. Miniver") received her second Oscar nomination for her moving portrayal of a Texas woman who...
BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941), directed by Mervyn Leroy, with screenplay by Anita Loos, stars Greer Garson in one of her finest acting performances still early in her career. Making an impressive movie debut in GOODBYE, MR.
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.
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.
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.
