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.
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| Greer Garson | ... | Edna Gladney | |
| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Sam Gladney | |
| Felix Bressart | ... | Dr. Max Breslar | |
| Marsha Hunt | ... | Charlotte | |
| Fay Holden | ... | Mrs. Kahly | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Mr. Kahly | |
| Kathleen Howard | ... | Mrs. Keats | |
| George Lessey | ... | Mr. Keats | |
| William Henry | ... | Allan Keats | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Judge | |
| John Eldredge | ... | Damon | |
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Clinton Rosemond | ... | Zeke |
| Theresa Harris | ... | Cleo | |
| Charles Arnt | ... | G. Harrington Hedger (as Charlie Arnt) | |
| Cecil Cunningham | ... | Mrs. Gilworth | |
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Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. 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. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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MGM re-released this picture in March of 1950 as part of a double feature with Johnny Eager (1941). See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: This is the story of a great woman, and of the great work she is doing for humanity. Her name is Edna Gladney, and she lives in Fort Worth, Texas. We dedicate this picture to her. Let us first take you back to a certain household in Wisconsin at the beginning of the century - See more »Soundtracks
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Greer Garson was cast for the first time opposite Walter Pidgeon in "Blossoms In The Dust." They would become the number one screen-team of the 1940's. Garson also won her second Academy Award nomination for her performance.