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6 August 1937 (USA)
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Sure - I like a good time! more
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Working-class Stella Martin marries high-end Stephen Dallas and soon they have a daughter named Laurel...
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Barbara Stanwyck Was Stella Dallas ****
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas |
 | John Boles | ... | Stephen Dallas |
| Anne Shirley | ... | Laurel 'Lollie' Dallas |
| Barbara O'Neil | ... | Helen Morrison Dallas |
| Alan Hale | ... | Ed Munn |
| Marjorie Main | ... | Mrs. Martin |
| George Walcott | ... | Charlie Martin |
| Ann Shoemaker | ... | Miss Margaret Phillibrown |
 | Tim Holt | ... | Richard 'Dick' Grosvenor III |
| Nella Walker | ... | Mrs. Grosvenor |
| Bruce Satterlee | ... | Cornelius 'Con' Morrison |
| Jimmy Butler | ... | Cornelius 'Con' Morrison (grown up) |
| Jack Egger | ... | John Morrison |
| Dickie Jones | ... | Lee Morrison |
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106 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #3558)
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Frances Farmer was suggested for the part of the daughter, but producer Samuel Goldwyn was not keen after having clashed with Farmer on his previous Come and Get It (1936).
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Continuity: When Stephen Dallas is first seen in his office, he's typing a letter. You can see that his fingers type several different keys, spaced out on the keyboard (probably in the middle of the middle rows), before he lowers his hands and stops typing to read. Then when he reads, you see that his letter ends with - -. It's not possible for him to have typed - - using the keys he was striking before he lowered his hands.
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Referenced in "Sanford and Son: Pops 'n' Pals (#2.20)" (1973)
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Jingle Bells
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One of the greatest triumphs by the magnificent Barbara Stanwyck, which brought her a well-deserved Oscar nomination in 1937.
Stella is an out-of-place person. Even her marriage to John Boles is out of line and divorce quickly follows.
Barbara Stanwyck was absolutely brilliant in her portrayal of Stella. Loud, boisterous and common best describe Dallas and Stanwyck played it to the hilt with a truly memorable performance.
That wedding scene will forever tug at your heart. Rather than being dejected by not viewing her daughter wed, Dallas walks away saddened but happy for her nonetheless.
No longer wanting to stay in the way of her daughter, she gives a remarkable turn in turning her away when using Alan Hale as a ploy.
It appears that society cannot tolerate when people of two social classes try to converge.