Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 99 min · Drama, Romance
17.4 TOPICAL score · #4,790 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Blossoms in the Dust (1941, directed by Mervyn LeRoy) has a TOPICAL score of 17.4 - ranked 4,790 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color. Critics: 33% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (38 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics33% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (38 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read1,593 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Greer Garson (actor #594), Walter Pidgeon (actor #642), Felix Bressart (actor #1,570), Marsha Hunt (actor #1,609)