Blossoms in the Dust

Name: Blossoms in the Dust
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Released: 1941
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden

1941 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,416 VOTES · DIR. Mervyn LeRoy

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. 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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,460 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:52 Oh, that really looks very nice, Frederick.

00:04:51 ...there'd have been a scene. - What'd you do? Did you slap him?

00:09:26 Thank you very much.

00:14:34 Good afternoon.

00:17:31 - I wish you were right, Charlotte. - Sarah, please.

00:22:12 - Plain water? - Heat it.

00:25:52 - And the soldiers. And the Christmas tree. - Don't you think...

00:30:02 Enjoying yourself?

00:33:44 This is where they done told us at the mill, sir.

00:37:52 Presented to Mrs. Gladney on her wedding day by her own loving husband.

00:41:41 ...I insist you eat your lunch and I mail the papers.

00:45:27 What have you done since we left Sherman?

00:50:43 ...and I study the parents and theirs.

00:54:14 I said my husband was a member of the board.

00:58:23 Sam.

01:03:40 Oh, look here, I don't know how to hold a kid, Mrs. Gladney.

01:08:00 ...something that once came very close to me.

01:12:19 You are wasting your time, Edna. You are acting foolishly.

01:16:12 What's that?

01:19:35 I'm ready to go to jail.

01:23:51 I never knew a child take a wrong step...

01:27:35 That's right.

01:30:51 That is not Edna Gladney.

01:36:54 Thank you, Mrs. Gladney. Oh, thank you.

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,460

Dialogue density14.7 lines / min

First line00:01:52

Final line01:36:54

Production Record

DirectorMervyn LeRoy

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,416