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The Blue Veil
Who is the real Mother of this Child? The woman who gave it life... or the woman who gave it love?
Genres
Drama
Overview
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$3550000
Runtime
113 min
Release Date
1951-10-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jane Wyman
Louise Mason
Charles Laughton
Fred K. Begley
Joan Blondell
Annie Rawlins
Richard Carlson
Gerald Kean
Agnes Moorehead
Mrs. Palfrey
Don Taylor
Dr. Robert Palfrey
Audrey Totter
Helen Williams
Cyril Cusack
Frank Hutchins
Everett Sloane
District Attorney
Natalie Wood
Stephanie Rawlins
Vivian Vance
Alicia
Carleton G. Young
Henry Palfrey
Alan Napier
Professor George Carter
Warner Anderson
Bill Parker
Les Tremayne
Joplin
Dan Seymour
Pelt
Dan O'Herlihy
Hugh Williams
Harry Morgan
Charles Hall
Gary Jackson
Robert Palfrey as a Boy
Gregory Marshall
Harrison Palfrey
Dee Pollock
Tony
Lillian Albertson
Mrs. Lipscott (Uncredited)
James Anderson
Jim Tappan (Uncredited)
Charles Anthony
Baby Fred Begley Jr.
Genevieve Bell
Head Nurse (Uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Cousin (Uncredited)
Allison Daniell
Sue (Uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Doctor (Uncredited)
Jo Gilbert
Mrs. Dunlop (Uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Elsa (Uncredited)
James Griffith
Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
Joy Hallward
Mrs. Golub (Uncredited)
Kenneth Harmon
LouLou's Baby (Uncredited)
Kristine Harmon
LouLou's Baby (Uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
Tommy (Uncredited)
Jimmy Hunt
Boy in Shop (Uncredited)
Patricia Joiner
Phyllis (Uncredited)
Hazel Keener
Nurse (Uncredited)
Roberta Lee
Actress (Uncredited)
Edith Leslie
Gussie (Uncredited)
Jane Liddell
Denis' Wife (Uncredited)
Muriel Maddox
Mrs. Tappan (Uncredited)
Lewis Martin
Archbishop (Uncredited)
Mira McKinney
Customer (Uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Photographer (Uncredited)
Anne Moore
Sarah (Uncredited)
Robert Nichols
Fred Begley Jr.
Karen Norris
Jane Palfrey (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
Ruth Packard
Sue's Mother (Uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Detective (Uncredited)
John Ridgely
Doctor (Uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Mrs. Chalmers (Uncredited)
Miles Shepard
Guard (Uncredited)
Harry Strang
Traffic Cop (Uncredited)
Irene Vernon
Adult Stephanie (Uncredited)
Mack Williams
Detective (Uncredited)
Richard Norris
Denis (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Sylvia Syms
Ms. Quimby (uncredited)
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