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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…
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Stella Dallas
“Sure - I like a good time!”
69%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
Stella Dallas (1937) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Stella Dallas (1937) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Stella Dallas 69% (97 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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69%
from 97 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1937-08-06
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 43865
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A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
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The official runtime for Stella Dallas is approximately 106 minutes.
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Cast
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
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Bruce Satterlee
Cornelius 'Con' Morrison
Jimmy Butler
Con Morrison - Grown Up
- J
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)
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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 focus 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.
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