Notes
Based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
Special feature: Stella Davis (1925) silent film version, no musical accompaniment ; title given on container as "Stella Dallas vintage featurette."
Art direction, Richard Day ; musical direction, Alfred Newman ; photography, Rudolph Maté ; costumes, Omar Kiam ; film editor, Sherman Todd. Stella Dallas (1925): photographer, Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Stuart Heisler ; art director, Arthur Stibolt ; costumes by Sophie Wachner.
English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Summary
Even after her marriage to well-bred Stephen Dallas ends, irrepressible Stella is determined to give their daughter the life she never had. When it comes down to her child's happiness versus her own, Stella's sacrifice is the epitome of bravery.
Credits
Art direction, Richard Day ; musical direction, Alfred Newman ; photography, Rudolph Maté ; costumes, Omar Kiam ; film editor, Sherman Todd. Stella Dallas (1925): photographer, Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Stuart Heisler ; art director, Arthur Stibolt ; costumes by Sophie Wachner.
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neill, Alan Hale, Marjorie Main, George Walcott, Ann Shoemaker, Tim Holt, Nella Walker, Bruce Satterlee, Jimmy Butler, Jack Egger, Dickie Jones. Stella Dallas (1925): Ronald Colman, Belle Bennett, Alice Joyce, Jean Hersholt, Lois Moran, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Charles Lane, Vera Lewis, Beatrix Prior.
System details note
DVD, region 1, NTSC, Dolby digital mono.