Blossoms in the Dust

Someone over at MGM saw the possibility in the story of Edna Gladney the same kind of box office appeal that Boystown had for Spencer Tracy with a female protagonist/heroine. Save for winning the Oscar it almost worked out that... Full review

Blossoms in the Dust is an interesting film because it is about a social worker. Rarely do films come to the screen about the heroic struggles social workers go through to fight social injustice and oppression. Edna Gladney is a... Full review

Greer Garson in a poignant memorable role as Edna Gladney in 1941's "Blossom in the Dust."Edna (Garson) has a friend who killed herself because her illegitimacy was revealed. It will become Edna's fight to fight this wrong on birth certificates.... Full review

I found this to be a fast-moving, compassionate (supposedly) true-life story of a woman who helped babies get homes to live in while fighting to have the word "illegitimate" stricken from all record books since it was unfairly penalizing the... Full review

Much of this movie is fiction, but the fact remains that Edna Gladley was a pioneer in the field of nursery care and adoption and her work to strike the description "illegitimate" from birth certificates as well as insure that... Full review

Just wonderful - powerful enough to move anyone. The fact that this is a true story makes it even more remarkable. Greer Garson deserved the nomination for Best Actress - she covers decades in the life of Edna Gladney who... Full review

"There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents" what a great line. Greer Garson is wonderful in this movie. She really does a great job portraying Edna Gladney. Living in Fort Worth, were Edna Gladney's home is still in operation,... Full review

The movie is excellent! It's a wonder I've not seen it until now. Greer Garson was excellent in her role as Edna Gladney. I was obliged to research her via the internet as I'd not heard about her work or... Full review

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.... Full review

At least it starts off well.....More often they're staid, stodgy enterprises, like Blossoms in the Dust .....the film misses when he bows out, and the most consistently enjoyable performance comes from Felix Bressart as a loveable but nagging Jewish doctor.....Tragically, the film's structure saps most of these tragedies of their tear-jerking powers..... ... Full Review

This is not a great movie. Blossoms in the Dust is a true story about a woman who helps to rid the world of the shame of being an illegitimate child. The color and cinematography are excellent. The reason was clear but not clearly convincing. ... Full Review