Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

Infobox Film
name = Blossoms in the Dust


image_size= 175px
caption= original movie poster
director = Mervyn LeRoy
producer = Irving Asher
Mervyn LeRoy
writer = Anita Loos
starring = Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Felix Bressart
music =
cinematography = Karl Freund
W. Howard Greene
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
released = 1941
runtime = 99 min.
imdb_id = 0033407|

"Blossoms in the Dust" is a 1941 film which tells the story of Edna Gladney who takes it upon herself to help orphaned children to find homes, despite the opposition of the "good" citizens who think that illegitimate children are beneath their interest. It stars Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt and Fay Holden.

The movie was adapted by Hugo Butler (uncredited), Anita Loos and Dorothy Yost (uncredited) from the story by Ralph Wheelwright. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Irving Asher.

It won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Greer Garson), Best Cinematography, Color and Best Picture.

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