The Blue Veil

Name: The Blue Veil
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951-11-26
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jane Wyman, Charles Laughton, Joan Blondell

1951
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

493

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Drama

Louise Mason is a young widow who fills her empty life with the task of becoming a children's nurse. As the years pass, and the widow tries to find her own place in life, her young charges, ... Read allLouise Mason is a young widow who fills her empty life with the task of becoming a children's nurse. As the years pass, and the widow tries to find her own place in life, her young charges, the children of various employers, grow and soon find themselves ready to face the world. ... Read allLouise Mason is a young widow who fills her empty life with the task of becoming a children's nurse. As the years pass, and the widow tries to find her own place in life, her young charges, the children of various employers, grow and soon find themselves ready to face the world. When it seems that she will be alone, the nurse finds that her 'children' have ideas of th... Read all

Directors
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Busby Berkeley
Writers
- François Campaux
- Norman Corwin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

493

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Busby Berkeley
Writers
- François Campaux
- Norman Corwin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Trivia
Was Jane Wyman's favorite role.

Quotes
Louise Mason: Mrs Rawlins, I, I would like to leave if, if you could find someone to replace me.
Annie Rawlins: What's that,Louise? Why?
Louise Mason: Well, I've been meaning to say something to you about it for some time but I find it difficult.
Annie Rawlins: Well, don't you like it here? Don't you like Stephanie?
Louise Mason: Why I'd rather not go into that.
Annie Rawlins: I insist you tell me.
Louise Mason: Well, I've been on the verge of leaving before, but each time you get a new job and I postpone doing anything about it. And each time it would get worse.
Annie Rawlins: I don't understand. I thought you were happy with Stephanie and me. I thought you loved us.
Louise Mason: I do. And believe me, it's because I do that I have to leave.
Annie Rawlins: Well then. That just doesn't make sense.
Louise Mason: Well, let me put it this way; I know that you don't mean to, but you see so little of Stephanie and she's been turning to me more and more. Now, she's turned completely.
Annie Rawlins: wha' that's silly. No one can take the place of a mother in a child's life.
Louise Mason: In church this morning, Mrs Rawlins, she singled me out as her mother in front of her friends.
Annie Rawlins: She did that? It's just a gesture, Louise.
Louise Mason: No, it's more than that. I find it hard to be frank about it or to do myself out of a good job but unless I leave, you may lose your daughter, Mrs Rawlins and that would be the worst mistake you've ever made.
Annie Rawlins: It's good of you to tell me, Louise.

Crazy credits
[prologue] "Who raises a child of his own flesh lives with nature; who raises a child of another's lives with God". MERITAS

Alternate versions
Remake of the french movie 'Le voile bleu' (1942) d. Jean Stelli

Connections
Edited into Falcon Crest: Desperation (1987)

Soundtracks
Daddy
Written by Bobby Troup
Sung by Joan Blondell

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Review

Featured review

So memorable!

I just thought of this movie and decided to check out IMDb. How wonderful to see that others had the same memories of this movie as I did. I was a little kid when I saw this movie (we had Million Dollar Movie in Los Angeles, too!), and I remembered crying for hours afterward. Although I haven't seen it since, it still sticks in my mind. Please! Whoever! Get this movie out on DVD!

Interestingly, I don't remember Natalie Wood being in the movie. I was so young when I saw it, she hadn't crossed my radar yet. So, now I do want to see it again just to see her. To me she was one of the best child actors ever -- similar in nature to Christina Ricci's early roles.

But, of course, this is Jane Wyman's movie. In my memory, she was better here than in "So Big" or "Johnny Belinda." Ah, I'm getting misty-eyed right now.