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Stella Dallas

1925·110 min·US
Director: Henry King
Drama

An eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a wealthy man, and the problem gets worse when their daughter starts growing up.

An eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a wealthy man, and the problem gets worse when their daughter starts growing up.

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Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Stephen Dallas

Belle Bennett

Belle Bennett

Stella Dallas

Alice Joyce

Alice Joyce

Helen Morrison

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Ed Munn

B

Beatrix Prior

Mrs. Grosvenor

Lois Moran

Lois Moran

Laurel Dallas

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Richard Grosvenor

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Mrs. Tibbets

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Stephen Dallas, Sr.

Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Morrison Child

Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

Morrison Child

N

Newton Hall

Morrison Child

C

Charles Hatton

Morrison Child (Older)

R

Robert W. Gillette

Morrison Child (Older)

Winston Miller

Winston Miller

Morrison Child (Older)

Crew

Frances Marion

writer

Arthur Edeson

cinematographer

Herman Rosen

composer

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