Blossoms in the Dust (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Producer(s) | Irving Asher, Mervyn LeRoy (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Blossoms in the Dust Overview:
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) was a Drama Film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Mervyn LeRoy and Irving Asher.
SYNOPSIS
The story of Edna Gladney, who after losing her own child struggles tirelessly to bring hope, dignity, and homes to thousands of unwanted orphans. Edna enjoys a happy marriage to a loving husband and mothering her small son. The couple's little boy then dies tragically and Edna's world completely falls apart when her husband also dies suddenly. These losses, together with Edna's memory of her sister's suicide after learning that she was adopted and illegitimate, inspire Edna to help find caring parents for foundlings.
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Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Greer Garson | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Karl Freund, W. Howard Greene | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
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Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
By Beatrice on Aug 4, 2014 From Flickers in TimeBlossoms in the Dust Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Written by Anita Loos and Robert Wainwright 1941/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Warner Archive DVD I thought this well-made biopic was just OK. The story is a dramatization of the work of Edna Gladney (Greer Garson) who ran an orphanage in Texas... Read full article
Blossoms in the Dust
By Alyson on Apr 1, 2011 From The Best Picture ProjectIn Blossoms in the Dust, Edna (Greer Garson) has witnessed the struggles and injustices that illegitimate children face all her life. ?When her adopted sister, Charlotte (Marsha Hunt) becomes engaged, that fact that she is a foundling is revealed and her future mother-in-law refuses to let her son m... Read full article
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Quotes from
Edna: There are no illegitimate children. There are only illegitimate parents!
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Facts about
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onFebruary 16, 1942 with Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon and Felix Bressart reprising their film roles.
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