The Blue Veil (1951)
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The Blue Veil was the single most successful effort from the production team of Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna. Jane Wyman pulls out all the emotional stops as a young Frenchwoman named Louise, who, after losing her husband and child in WW I, devotes the rest of her life to selflessly caring for other… More The Blue Veil was the single most successful effort from the production team of Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna. Jane Wyman pulls out all the emotional stops as a young Frenchwoman named Louise, who, after losing her husband and child in WW I, devotes the rest of her life to selflessly caring for other people's children. In true "woman's story" fashion, Louise ages and ages beautifully, sacrificing all for the sake of others. On the brink of destitution, she is rescued by her former charges, all nicely grown up and boundlessly grateful. A remake of the French Le Voile Bleu, The Blue Veil was adapted for the American screen by radio's Norman Corwin. The sterling supporting cast includes Charles Laughton as a widowed manufacturer, Joan Blondell as a blowsy actress, Natalie Wood as Blondell's neglected daughter, and Richard Carlson, Audrey Totter, Agnes Moorehead and Don Taylor. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 26, 1951 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This Oscar-nominated melodrama, a women's pic, is well acted by Jane Wyman and Joan Blondell
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Cast
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Jane Wyman
as Louise Mason
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Charles Laughton
as Fred K. Begley
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Joan Blondell
as Annie Rawlins
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Richard Carlson
as Gerald Kean
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Agnes Moorehead
as Mrs. Palfrey
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Don Taylor
as Dr. Robert Palfrey
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Audrey Totter
as Helen Williams
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Cyril Cusack
as Frank Hutchins
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Everett Sloane
as District Attorney
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Natalie Wood
as Stephanie Rawlins
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Warner Anderson
as Bill
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Alan Napier
as Prof. Carter
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Henry Morgan
as Charles Hall
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Vivian Vance
as Alicia
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Les Tremayne
as Joplin
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Dan O'Herlihy
as Hugh Williams
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Carleton Young
as Mr. Palfrey
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Dan Seymour
as Pelt
- Lovyss Bradley
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Gregory Marshall
as Harrison Palfrey
- Philip Ober
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Dee Pollock
as Tony
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Gary Lee Jackson
as Robert Palfrey as a Boy
