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Stella Dallas
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Synopsis
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

Cast

John Boles Stephen Dallas
Jimmy Butler Grown-up Con
Jack Egger John Morrison
Edmund Elton Mr. Martin
Alan Hale Ed Munn
Tim Holt Richard Grosvenor
Marjorie Main Mrs. Martin
Barbara O'Neil Helen Morrison
Bruce Satterlee Con Morrison
Anne Shirley Laurel Dallas
Ann Shoemaker Miss Phillibrown
Barbara Stanwyck Stella Dallas
George Walcott Charlie Martin
Nella Walker Mrs. Grosvenor
Dick Jones Lee Morrison

Production Crew

Richard Day Art Director
Olive Higgins Prouty Book Author
Rudolph Maté Cinematographer
Rudolph Maté Cinematographer
Alfred Newman Composer (Music Score)
Omar Kiam Costume Designer
King Vidor Director
Sherman Todd Editor
Walter Mayo First Assistant Director
Alfred Newman Musical Direction/Supervision
Gertrude Purcell Play Author
Harry Wagstaff Gribble Play Author
Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Gertrude Purcell Screenwriter
Harry Wagstaff Gribble Screenwriter
Sarah Y. Mason Screenwriter
Victor Heerman Screenwriter
Year: 1937
Runtime: 106
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn Company

Release
by United Artists