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Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Anita LoosWriter
- Ralph WheelwrightWriter
- Hugo ButlerWriter
- Dorothy YostWriter
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Greer GarsonEdna Gladney
- Walter PidgeonSam Gladney
- Felix BressartDr. Max Breslar
- Marsha HuntCharlotte
- Fay HoldenMrs. Catherine Kahly
- Samuel S. HindsMr. George Kahley
- Kathleen HowardMrs. Sarah Keats
- George LesseyMr. Keats
- William HenryAllan Keats
- Henry O'NeillJudge
- John EldredgeDamon McPherson
- Clinton RosemondZeke