Stella Dallas
Sure - I like a good time!
A poignant melodrama about maternal sacrifice and class aspiration, centered on a working-class mother's willingness to efface herself so her daughter can rise socially.
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Essence
Ensemble
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
Bruce Satterlee
Cornelius 'Con' Morrison
Jimmy Butler
Con Morrison - Grown Up
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