Stella Dallas (1937)
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Produced by Sam Goldwyn, this second film version of Olive Higgins Prouty's Stella Dallas is by far the best. The combined talents of Goldwyn, director King Vidor and star Barbara Stanwyck lift this property far above the level of mere soap opera. Stanwyck is perfectly cast as Stella Martin, the loud, vulgar factory-town girl who snares wealthy husband Stephen Dallas (John Boles). When Stephen is offered a job in New York, Stella stays behind, knowing that she'll never be part of her husband's social circle. She pals around platonically with her old beau, the cheap and tasteless Ed Munn (Alan Hale), a fact that drives yet another wedge between Stella and her husband. The final straw is daughter Laurel's (Anne Shirley) birthday party, which is boycotted by the local bluenoses. Though she would like to remain part of her daughter's life, Stella knows that she and she alone is the reason that Laurel is shunned by the rest of the community. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast:
- Barbara Stanwyck - Stella Dallas
- Anne Shirley - Laurel Dallas
- Alan Hale - Ed Munn
- Edmund Elton - Mr. Martin
- Tim Holt - Richard Grosvenor
- Bruce Satterlee - Con Morrison
- Jack Egger - John Morrison
- Ann Shoemaker - Miss Phillibrown
- Jessie Arnold - Landlady
- Gertrude Short - Carrie Jenkins
- John Boles - Stephen Dallas
- Barbara O'Neil - Helen Morrison
- Marjorie Main - Mrs. Martin
- George Walcott - Charlie Martin
- Nella Walker - Mrs. Grosvenor
- Jimmy Butler - Grown-up Con
- Dick Jones - Lee Morrison
- Laraine Day - Bit Part
- Lillian Yarbo - Gladys
- Lon McCallister - Bit
- Director(s):
- King Vidor
- Writer(s):
- Harry Wagstaff Gribble, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman
- Producer(s):
- Samuel Goldwyn
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