Overview
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
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Crew
DirectorKing Vidor
WriterVictor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
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
Bruce Satterlee
Cornelius 'Con' Morrison
Jimmy Butler
Con Morrison - Grown Up
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)
Ann Doran
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Man on Train (uncredited)
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Keywords
sacrificeboston, massachusettscompassionclass distinctionsomber
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026