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.
as Edna Gladney
as Sam Gladney
as Dr. Max Breslar
as Charlotte
as Mrs. Catherine Kahly
as Mr. George Kahley
as Mrs. Sarah Keats
as Mr. Keats
as Allan Keats
as Judge
as Damon McPherson
as Zeke
as Cleo
as G. Harrington Hedger
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
as Bert La Verne
as Hilda
as Judge
as Senator
as Senator
as Senator
as Harrington
as Senator
as Mr. Loring
as Dr. West
as Senator
as Mrs. Brown
as Joshua Bedlow
as Senator
as Senator
as Helen
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
as City Councilman
as Senate Gallery Spectator
as Notary
