Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas (1937)

Sure - I like a good time!

A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.

Date of release
1937-08-06
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (105)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
King Vidor

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Stella Dallas
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Stella Dallas is a 1937 American melodrama film based on Olive Higgins Prouty's 1923 novel of the same name. It was directed by King Vidor and stars Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, and Anne Shirley. At the 10th Academy Awards, Stanwyck and Shirley were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.

Production

Tim Holt, the son of Jack Holt, had his first proper role in a film with Stella Dallas. He played the same part that was performed by Douglas Fairbanks Jr., also the son of a film star, in the 1925 version of the film.

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