Tim Holt, the son of Jack Holt, had his first proper part in a film with Stella Dallas. Barbara O'Neil as Helen Morrison, later Helen Dallas.Barbara Stanwyck as Stella Dallas, née Martin.She then slips away in the rain, alone but triumphant in having arranged her daughter's happiness. Her presence goes unnoticed in the darkness and among the other curious bystanders. Stella watches them exchange their wedding vows from the city street through a window. Stella pretends that she wants Laurel off her hands so she can marry Ed Munn and travel to South America. However, Stella has been notified by a telegram and is ready for her. When Laurel learns of the arrangement, she refuses to put up with it and returns home. Helen realizes the reason for the request and agrees. After learning that Helen and Stephen would marry if they could, she agrees to a divorce and asks that Laurel go live with them. On the train back, Stella overhears the truth. Embarrassed for her mother, Laurel insists they leave at once without telling her why. However, when Stella makes her first appearance after recovering from an illness, she becomes the target of derision for her vulgarity, though she herself is unaware of it. Stella takes Laurel to a fancy resort, where Laurel meets Richard Grosvenor III, and they fall in love.
Stephen asks Stella for a divorce, but she turns him down. Laurel is invited to stay at Helen's mansion she gets along very well with Helen and her sons. Years later, Stephen runs into Helen, now a wealthy widow with three sons.
Laurel stays with her mother, but visits her father periodically. Finally, when Stephen receives a promotion that requires him to move to New York, Stella tells him he can go without her or Laurel they separate, but remain married. He also strongly disapproves of her continuing friendship with the vulgar Ed Munn. He tries to help Stella become more refined, but without success. Stephen dotes on Laurel as well, but she is the only bond between husband and wife. As Laurel grows up, Stella's ambition and scheming to rise socially is redirected to her daughter. Even when she is out dancing and partying, she cannot help but think about her child. To Stella's great surprise, she discovers she has a strong maternal instinct. So he marries Stella.Ī year later, their daughter, Laurel, is born. However, just as he reaches his goal, he reads in the newspaper the announcement of her wedding. Penniless, Stephen disappeared from high society, intending to marry his fiancée, Helen Morrison, once he was financially able to support her. Stephen's father killed himself after losing his fortune. She sets her sights on mill executive Stephen Dallas and catches him at an emotionally vulnerable time. Stella Martin, the daughter of a mill worker in a post- World War I Massachusetts factory town, is determined to better herself. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival during a retrospective of Vidor's career. The film is the second film adaptation of the novel the first was a 1925 silent film. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role. It was directed by King Vidor and stars Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles and Anne Shirley. Window.APP_STATE = JSON.Stella Dallas is a 1937 American drama film based on the 1923 Olive Higgins Prouty novel of the same name. All rights reserved.SupportTerms of UsePrivacy Polic圜ookie PolicyDo Not Sell My Personal Information
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