Movie · 1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Released 15 August 1941 More from 1941 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Edwin Maxwell
as City Councilman
Henry O'Neill
as Judge
Claire Du Brey
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
Emmett Vogan
as Joshua Bedlow
Will Wright
as Senator
Edith Evanson
as Hilda
Walter Pidgeon
as Sam Gladney
Greer Garson
as Edna Gladney
John Eldredge
as Damon McPherson
Frank Faylen
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Theresa Harris
as Cleo
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The numbers
21years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Edwin Maxwell — oldest on the call sheet
34Theresa Harris — youngest billed
43average age of the credited cast