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.
Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
Writing | Anita Loos | Writer |
Writing | Ralph Wheelwright | Writer |
Writing | Hugo Butler | Writer |
Writing | Dorothy Yost | Writer |
Production | Irving Asher | Producer |
Production | Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
Camera | W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
Editing | George Boemler | Editor |
Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Adrian | Costume Design |
Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |