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, All Movie Guide