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Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

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Blossoms in the Dust

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Director

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  • Mervyn LeRoy
    Mervyn LeRoy

Writers

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

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Greer Garson
    Greer Garson
    Greer Garson
    Edna Gladney
  • Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    Sam Gladney
  • Felix Bressart
    Felix Bressart
    Felix Bressart
    Dr. Max Breslar
  • Marsha Hunt in My Three Sons (1960)
    Marsha Hunt
    Marsha Hunt
    Charlotte Kahly
  • Fay Holden
    Fay Holden
    Fay Holden
    Mrs. Kahly
  • Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Mr. Kahly
  • Kathleen Howard
    Kathleen Howard
    Kathleen Howard
    Mrs. Keats
  • George Lessey
    George Lessey
    George Lessey
    Mr. Keats
  • William Henry in The Thin Man (1934)
    William Henry
    William Henry
    Allan Keats
  • Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    Judge
  • John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    Damon
  • Clinton Rosemond
    Clinton Rosemond
    Clinton Rosemond
    Zeke
  • Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    Cleo
  • Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    G. Harrington Hedger
    (as Charlie Arnt)
  • Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    Mrs. Gilworth
  • Ann Morriss
    Ann Morriss
    Ann Morriss
    Mrs. Loring
  • Richard Nichols
    Richard Nichols
    Richard Nichols
    Sammy Gladney
  • Patricia Barker
    Patricia Barker
    Tony
    (as Pat Barker)
  • Mary Taylor
    Mary Taylor
    Mary Taylor
    Helen
  • Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    Bert La Verne
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Ernie Alexander
    Ernie Alexander
    Mr. Jason
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Allen
    Harry Allen
    Gus - Kahly's Servant
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    Bidder
    (uncredited)
  • Joan Barclay
    Joan Barclay
    Joan Barclay
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Barrett
    Paul Barrett
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Bates, Buz Buckley, Billy Gray, Gary Gray, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Sharon McManus, Carol Nugent, Luana Patten, and Jean Van in Little Mister Jim (1946)
    Charles Bates
    Charles Bates
    (uncredited)
  • Arthur Belasco
    Arthur Belasco
    Bidder
    (uncredited)
  • Art Berry Sr.
    Art Berry Sr.
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Margaret Bert
    Margaret Bert
    Helen
    (uncredited)
  • Henry Blair in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    Henry Blair
    Henry Blair
    Child
    (uncredited)
  • Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    Senate Gallery Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Sally Ann Brown
    Sally Ann Brown
    Child
    (uncredited)
  • Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    Sam's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Davison Clark
    Davison Clark
    City Councilman
    (uncredited)
  • Dora Clement in Nobody's Baby (1937)
    Dora Clement
    Dora Clement
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • David Clyde in The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
    David Clyde
    David Clyde
    Frederick, Kahly's Butler
    (uncredited)
  • Tristram Coffin in Lost Planet Airmen (1951)
    Tristram Coffin
    Tristram Coffin
    Mr. Teddy Howard (adopting Oliver)
    (uncredited)
  • Nadine Conner
    Nadine Conner
    Soloist in Opening Credits
    (uncredited)
  • Carol Coombs
    Carol Coombs
    Child
    (uncredited)
  • Georgie Cooper
    Georgie Cooper
    Lady Against Legislation
    (uncredited)
  • Irene Crane
    Irene Crane
    Soloist in Opening Credits
    (uncredited)
  • Madge Crane
    Madge Crane
    Lady Against Legislation
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    Council Chairman
    (uncredited)
  • Oliver Cross
    Oliver Cross
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Sidney D'Albrook
    Sidney D'Albrook
    Sidney D'Albrook
    Lane
    (uncredited)
  • Cliff Danielson
    Cliff Danielson
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Sheila Darcy
    Sheila Darcy
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    Jones, Gladney's Accountant
    (uncredited)
  • Marga Ann Deighton
    Marga Ann Deighton
    Lady Against Legislation
    (uncredited)
  • John Dilson, Lotus Long, Keye Luke, and Grant Withers in Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
    John Dilson
    John Dilson
    Auctioneer
    (uncredited)
  • Mike Donovan
    Mike Donovan
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Lester Dorr in "Rio Grande"
    Lester Dorr
    Lester Dorr
    Court Attendant
    (uncredited)
  • Jane Drummond
    Jane Drummond
    Mrs. Howard (adopting Oliver)
    (uncredited)
  • Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    Nurse at Sammy's Birth
    (uncredited)
  • William Dudley
    William Dudley
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Estelle Etterre
    Estelle Etterre
    Estelle Etterre
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    Hilda, Mrs. Kahly's Maid
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    Man With Man Carrying Dead Child
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Fielding
    Edward Fielding
    Edward Fielding
    Judge
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Gordon in Black Magic (1944)
    Dick Gordon
    Dick Gordon
    Senate Gallery Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Roy Gordon in What a Way to Go! (1964)
    Roy Gordon
    Roy Gordon
    Craig, Edna's Lawyer
    (uncredited)
  • Harrison Greene
    Harrison Greene
    Mr. Piggott
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Haines
    Robert Haines
    Senate Gallery Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • George Harris
    George Harris
    George Harris
    Newboy
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Hayden
    Harry Hayden
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Hearn
    Edward Hearn
    Edward Hearn
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Fay Helm in The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
    Fay Helm
    Fay Helm
    Leta Eldredge (adopting Tony)
    (uncredited)
  • Dell Henderson
    Dell Henderson
    Dell Henderson
    Sergeant at Arms
    (uncredited)
  • Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • John Ince
    John Ince
    John Ince
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Selmer Jackson in The Dark Past (1948)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Keane
    Edward Keane
    Second Businessman
    (uncredited)
  • Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    Harrington
    (uncredited)
  • Milton Kibbee in When Strangers Marry (1944)
    Milton Kibbee
    Milton Kibbee
    Court Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    Texas Senator T.R. Cotton
    (uncredited)
  • Hope Landin in The Great John L. (1945)
    Hope Landin
    Hope Landin
    Olga
    (uncredited)
  • Kay Linaker
    Kay Linaker
    Kay Linaker
    Mrs. Bedlow, in Court
    (uncredited)
  • Mary MacLaren
    Mary MacLaren
    Mary MacLaren
    Bidder
    (uncredited)
  • Edwin Maxwell
    Edwin Maxwell
    Edwin Maxwell
    City Councilman
    (uncredited)
  • Ralph McCullough
    Ralph McCullough
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Florine McKinney
    Florine McKinney
    Florine McKinney
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Frank McLure
    Frank McLure
    Frank McLure
    Senate Gallery Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Edward McWade
    Edward McWade
    Edward McWade
    Darrow
    (uncredited)
  • Howard M. Mitchell
    Howard M. Mitchell
    Howard M. Mitchell
    Man Carrying Dead Child
    (uncredited)
  • Roger Moore in Farm Hands (1943)
    Roger Moore
    Roger Moore
    Notary
    (uncredited)
  • Ann Morrison
    Ann Morrison
    Maid
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    Courtroom Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Ottola Nesmith
    Ottola Nesmith
    Ottola Nesmith
    Nana, the Governess
    (uncredited)
  • Winifred Nimo
    Winifred Nimo
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Carroll Nye
    Carroll Nye
    Carroll Nye
    Mr. Loring, Dora's Husband
    (uncredited)
  • Anne O'Neal
    Anne O'Neal
    Lena
    (uncredited)
  • Oscar O'Shea in International Crime (1938)
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    Dr. West
    (uncredited)
  • Lotte Palfi Andor in Marathon Man (1976)
    Lotte Palfi Andor
    Lotte Palfi Andor
    Maid
    (uncredited)
  • Emory Parnell in The Lone Ranger (1949)
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Mill Worker
    (uncredited)
  • Nora Perry
    Nora Perry
    Mary
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Power
    Paul Power
    Paul Power
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Purnell Pratt
    Purnell Pratt
    Purnell Pratt
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Fred Rapport
    Fred Rapport
    Fred Rapport
    Senate Gallery Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • John Rice
    John Rice
    Senate Gallery Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Sandra Lee Richards
    Sandra Lee Richards
    Child
    (uncredited)
  • Henry Roquemore
    Henry Roquemore
    Henry Roquemore
    Third Businessman
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Rush
    Dick Rush
    Train Conductor
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Sargent
    Charles Sargent
    Musician
    (uncredited)
  • Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Almira Sessions
    Almira Sessions
    Almira Sessions
    Mrs. Brown, With the Vase
    (uncredited)
  • Jim Corey and Janet Shaw in Prairie Thunder (1937)
    Janet Shaw
    Janet Shaw
    Tess
    (uncredited)
  • Kathryn Sheldon in Condemned Women (1938)
    Kathryn Sheldon
    Kathryn Sheldon
    Mrs. Taylor, Matron Holding a Baby in Court
    (uncredited)
  • Byron Shores
    Byron Shores
    Mr. Eldredge (adopting Tony)
    (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Simpson
    Gertrude Simpson
    Matron in Court
    (uncredited)
  • Emmett Smith
    Emmett Smith
    Jasper
    (uncredited)
  • James P. Spencer
    James P. Spencer
    Mr. Dirk
    (uncredited)
  • Grace Stafford
    Grace Stafford
    Grace Stafford
    Molly
    (uncredited)
  • Amzie Strickland
    Amzie Strickland
    Amzie Strickland
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Elliott Sullivan
    Elliott Sullivan
    Note Collector
    (uncredited)
  • Ferris Taylor
    Ferris Taylor
    Ferris Taylor
    First Businessman
    (uncredited)
  • Emanuel A. Turner
    Emanuel A. Turner
    Charles, a Process Server
    (uncredited)
  • Guy Usher
    Guy Usher
    Guy Usher
    City Councilman
    (uncredited)
  • Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Mr. Bedlow, in Court
    (uncredited)
  • Ethel Wales
    Ethel Wales
    Ethel Wales
    Angry Woman in Senate Balcony
    (uncredited)
  • Bryant Washburn
    Bryant Washburn
    Bryant Washburn
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Jasper Weldon
    Jasper Weldon
    Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Cynthia Westlake
    Cynthia Westlake
    Cynthia Westlake
    Guest at First Party
    (uncredited)
  • Anne Wigton
    Anne Wigton
    Guest at Second Party
    (uncredited)
  • Buddy Williams
    Buddy Williams
    Porter
    (uncredited)
  • Douglas Wood in Buck Privates (1941)
    Douglas Wood
    Douglas Wood
    President of Texas Senate
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Worth
    Harry Worth
    Harry Worth
    Rader, La Verne's Shyster Lawyer
    (uncredited)
  • William Worthington
    William Worthington
    William Worthington
    City Councilman
    (uncredited)
  • Will Wright
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    Texas Senator
    (uncredited)
  • Katherine Yorke
    Katherine Yorke
    Courtroom Spectator
    (uncredited)

Producers

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

Composer

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  • Herbert Stothart
    Herbert Stothart
    composer (musical score)

Cinematographers

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

Editor

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  • George Boemler
    George Boemler
    film editor

Art Director

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  • Cedric Gibbons
    Cedric Gibbons

Set Decorator

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  • Edwin B. Willis
    Edwin B. Willis
    set decorator (set decorations)

Costume Designer

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  • Adrian
    Adrian
    costume designer (gowns)

Makeup Department

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

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Walter Strohm
    Walter Strohm
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Urie McCleary
    Urie McCleary
    associate art director

Sound Department

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  • Douglas Shearer
    Douglas Shearer
    recording director

Special Effects

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  • Warren Newcombe
    Warren Newcombe
    special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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

Editorial Department

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

Music Department

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

Additional Crew

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

Thanks

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  • Edna Gladney
    Edna Gladney
    we dedicate this picture to her
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