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After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children.
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Edna Gladney
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Sam Gladney
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Dr. Max Breslar
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Charlotte
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Mrs. Kahly
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Mr. Kahly
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Mrs. Keats
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Mr. Keats
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Allan Keats
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Judge
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Damon
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Zeke
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Cleo
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G. Harrington Hedger (as Charlie Arnt)
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Mrs. Gilworth
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Mrs. Loring
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Sammy
Patricia Barker ...
Tony (as Pat Barker)
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Helen
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La Verne
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Alexander ...
Mr. Jason (uncredited)
Harry Allen ...
Gus, Kahly's Servant (uncredited)
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Bidder (uncredited)
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Guest at First Party (uncredited)
Paul Barrett ...
Guest at First Party (uncredited)
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Arthur Belasco ...
Bidder (uncredited)
Art Berry Sr. ...
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ...
Helen (uncredited)
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Child (uncredited)
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Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Sally Ann Brown ...
Child (uncredited)
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Sam's Secretary (uncredited)
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Guest at First Party (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
City Councilman (uncredited)
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Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
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Frederick, Kahly's Butler (uncredited)
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Mr. Teddy Howard (adopting Oliver) (uncredited)
Nadine Conner ...
Soloist in Opening Credits (uncredited)
Carol Coombs ...
Child (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper ...
Lady Against Legislation (uncredited)
Irene Crane ...
Soloist in Opening Credits (uncredited)
Madge Crane ...
Lady Against Legislation (uncredited)
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Council Chairman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Guest at First Party (uncredited)
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Lane (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson ...
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Sheila Darcy ...
Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
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Jones, Gladney's Accountant (uncredited)
Marga Ann Deighton ...
Lady Against Legislation (uncredited)
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Auctioneer (uncredited)
Mike Donovan ...
Mill Worker (uncredited)
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Court Attendant (uncredited)
Jane Drummond ...
Mrs. Howard (adopting Oliver) (uncredited)
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Nurse at Sammy's Birth (uncredited)
William Dudley ...
Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
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Guest at First Party (uncredited)
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Hilda, Mrs. Kahly's Maid (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
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Man With Man Carrying Dead Child (uncredited)
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Judge (uncredited)
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Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
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Craig, Edna's Lawyer (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ...
Mr. Piggott (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
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Newboy (uncredited)
Harry Hayden ...
Texas Senator (uncredited)
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Mill Worker (uncredited)
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Leta Eldredge (adopting Tony) (uncredited)
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Sergeant at Arms (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
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Mill Worker (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
Second Businessman (uncredited)
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Harrington (uncredited)
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Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Texas Senator T.R. Cotton (uncredited)
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Olga (uncredited)
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Mrs. Bedlow, in Court (uncredited)
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Bidder (uncredited)
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City Councilman (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough ...
Mill Worker (uncredited)
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Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
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Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
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Darrow (uncredited)
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Man Carrying Dead Child (uncredited)
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Notary (uncredited)
Ann Morrison ...
Maid (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Nana, the Governess (uncredited)
Winifred Nimo ...
Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
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Mr. Loring, Dora's Husband (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal ...
Lena (uncredited)
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Dr. West (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
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Mill Worker (uncredited)
Nora Perry ...
Mary (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Guest at First Party (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
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Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
John Rice ...
Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
Sandra Lee Richards ...
Child (uncredited)
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Third Businessman (uncredited)
Dick Rush ...
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Charles Sargent ...
Musician (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
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Mrs. Brown, With the Vase (uncredited)
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Tess (uncredited)
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Mrs. Taylor, Matron Holding a Baby in Court (uncredited)
Byron Shores ...
Mr. Eldredge (adopting Tony) (uncredited)
Gertrude Simpson ...
Matron in Court (uncredited)
Emmett Smith ...
Jasper (uncredited)
James P. Spencer ...
Mr. Dirk (uncredited)
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Molly (uncredited)
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Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan ...
Note Collector (uncredited)
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First Businessman (uncredited)
Emanuel A. Turner ...
Charles, a Process Server (uncredited)
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City Councilman (uncredited)
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Mr. Bedlow, in Court (uncredited)
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Angry Woman in Senate Balcony (uncredited)
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Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon ...
Driver (uncredited)
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Guest at First Party (uncredited)
Anne Wigton ...
Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
Buddy Williams ...
Porter (uncredited)
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President of Texas Senate (uncredited)
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Rader, La Verne's Shyster Lawyer (uncredited)
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City Councilman (uncredited)
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Texas Senator (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mervyn LeRoy

Written by

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Anita Loos ... (screen play by)
 
Ralph Wheelwright ... (story by)
 
Hugo Butler ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Dorothy Yost ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Irving Asher ... producer (produced by)
Mervyn LeRoy ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Herbert Stothart ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Karl Freund ... director of photography
W. Howard Greene ... director of photography

Editing by

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George Boemler ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... associate color director
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

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Adrian ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Walter Strohm ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Urie McCleary ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gile Steele ... costumes: men's
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Leo Arnaud ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Earl K. Brent ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Louise Clark ... stand-in: Theresa Harris (uncredited)
Mildred Cram ... screenplay polisher (uncredited)
Siebert Hannibal ... stand-in: Clinton Rosamond (uncredited)

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Edna Gladney ... we dedicate this picture to her
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Plot Summary

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. When by chance she discovers how the law treats children who are without parents, she 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. Written by Ron Kerrigan

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Taglines The Great Story Of A Great Woman ! It's the grandest human drama since Boys Town ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les oubliés (France)
  • De corazón a corazón (Spain)
  • Flores do Pó (Portugal)
  • Louloudia sto vourko (Greece)
  • Fiori nella polvere (Italy)
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  • 99 min
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Trivia The child who portrayed Tony in the movie was a 4-year-old named Pat Barker. It was only when Pat came to Fort Worth to celebrate the movie's premiere that the world discovered that Pat was actually Patricia. See more »
Goofs Sam and Edna celebrated their first anniversary in 1907, which means they married in 1906. But early in the film - when both are still single - they danced to "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", which was not published until 1910. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997). See more »
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Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: This is the story of a great woman, and of the great work she is doing for humanity. Her name is Edna Gladney, and she lives in Fort Worth, Texas. We dedicate this picture to her. Let us first take you back to a certain household in Wisconsin at the beginning of the century - See more »
Quotes Edna: There are no illegitimate children. There are only illegitimate parents!
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