Blossoms in the Dust
“The stirring saga of a childless beauty...who was determined to be a mother!”
1941 · 1 h 39 min
Mervyn LeRoyCast
Greer Garson 
Walter Pidgeon 
Felix Bressart 
Marsha Hunt 
Fay Holden 
Samuel S. Hinds
Credits
Written by: 
Anita Loos
Plot
Edna marries a Texan, Sam Gladney, and after he dies she devotes herself to orphans.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mervyn LeRoy's biopic, with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, is a sincere, tear-jerking Technicolor drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,557 votes)
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