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Stella Dallas is a 1937 American drama and romance film directed by King Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn through Samuel Goldwyn Productions. The screenplay was written by Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason, with Alfred Newman composing the score and Rudolph Maté serving as director of photography. The cast includes Barbara Stanwyck, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neil, and Marjorie Main. The black-and-white movie has a runtime of 106 minutes and is set in Massachusetts.
The film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, with availability on Amazon Prime Video. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critical assessments include a review score of 6.6 out of 10 with 82% approval, an IMDb rating of 7.4, and a TMDb vote average of 6.9. The narrative focuses on a working-class woman’s efforts to secure a socially promising future for her daughter.
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6.9A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Stella Dallas
- John Boles as Stephen Dallas
- Anne Shirley as Laurel "Lollie" Dallas
- Barbara O'Neil as Helen Morrison
- Alan Hale as Ed Munn
- Marjorie Main as Mrs. Martin
Themes
- sacrifice
- boston, massachusetts
- compassion
- class distinction
- somber
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- King Vidor
- Screenwriter
- Sarah Y. Mason
- Cast member
- Lillian Yarbo
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Production company
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Cinematographer
- Rudolph Maté
- Narrative location
- Massachusetts
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 920164
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Annex - Stanwyck, Barbara (Stella Dallas) 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stella Dallas (1937 film)
- publication date
- 1937-01-01
- title
- Stella Dallas
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- production designer
- Richard Day
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82%
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