Stella Dallas
Sure - I like a good time!
1937 | 106m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | King Vidor |
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| Writer: | Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, Gertrude Purcell, Olive Higgins Prouty, Harry Wagstaff Gribble |
| Staring: |
| After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 06, 1937 |
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| Director: | King Vidor |
| Writer: | Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, Gertrude Purcell, Olive Higgins Prouty, Harry Wagstaff Gribble |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | boston, massachusetts, sacrifice, compassion, class distinction, somber |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Barbara Stanwyck | Stella Dallas |
| John Boles | Stephen Dallas |
| Anne Shirley | Laurel "Lollie" Dallas |
| Barbara O'Neil | Helen Morrison |
| Alan Hale | Ed Munn |
| Marjorie Main | Mrs. Martin |
| George Walcott | Charlie Martin |
| Ann Shoemaker | Miss Margaret Phillibrown |
| Tim Holt | Richard Grosvenor III |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Grosvenor |
| Bruce Satterlee | Cornelius 'Con' Morrison |
| Jimmy Butler | Con Morrison - Grown Up |
| Jack Egger | John Morrison |
| Dickie Jones | Lee Morrison |
| Jessie Arnold | Ed's Landlady (uncredited) |
| Harlan Briggs | Mr. Beamer (uncredited) |
| Heinie Conklin | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Laraine Day | Girl at Soda Shop / Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Lester Dorr | Man on Train (uncredited) |
| Etta McDaniel | Agnes (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Stephen's Business Friend (uncredited) |
| Lynne Roberts | Student (uncredited) |
| Paul Stanton | Arthur W. Morley (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Guest at River Club (uncredited) |
| Lillian Yarbo | Gladys (uncredited) |
| Helen Parrish | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Miss Phillibrown's Companion on Train |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| King Vidor | Director |
| Victor Heerman | Screenplay |
| Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Alfred Newman | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Sarah Y. Mason | Screenplay |
| Gertrude Purcell | Adaptation |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Olive Higgins Prouty | Novel |
| Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| Harry Wagstaff Gribble | Adaptation |
| Sherman Todd | Editor |
| Frank Maher | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Merritt Hulburd | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Ralph Morgan | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Trending Position
Barbara Stanwyck is the ambitious, working class "Stella" who, determined to improve her lot in life, marries well-to-do "Stephen Dallas" (John Boles) and shortly afterwards they have a daughter "Laurel" (Anne Shirley). It doesn't take long before the couple become estranged and "Laurel" the sole fo ... cus of her mother's attentions. Nothing is too good for her, and in striving to give "Laurel" the best she gradually realises - sometimes, by some rather harsh means - that she herself may be standing in the way of the girl's happiness; particularly once her now ex-husband finds love elsewhere with a family her daughter adores. The performances deal well with the issues of ambition, devotion, snobbery and emotional cruelty and Stanwyck plays the title role with skill and sincerity. Alan Hale is also good, as the avuncular gambler, in this ultimately rather touching story.