Back To Index Stella Dallas
 Barnes & Noble Olive Higgins Prouty’s bestselling novel, about a mother who sacrifices everything for her daughter’s happiness, first made it to the big screen in 1926, but it’s this 1937 remake that became the gold standard for cinematic soap opera. Barbara Stanwyck, previously known for her portrayals of brassy, hard-boiled Depression-era dames, earned an Oscar nomination for her dazzling turn as the working-class good-time girl whose dalliance with a wealthy man (John Boles) produces a daughter she raises to be a lady. Years later, when the father again enters their lives, Stella is faced with the difficult decision of relinquishing the lovely young woman (Anne Shirley) to the parent who can best provide for her. Make no mistake about it: Stella Dallas is an unabashed, grade-A tear-jerker, manipulative in the extreme and (to today’s audiences, at least) more than a little outlandish in its assumptions about social mobility. The degree to which it was successful can be gauged not only by its box-office success and Stanwyck’s Oscar nod but also by the fact that it’s been ripped off and parodied countless times -- in 1990 Bette Midler took a crack at updating it in Stella. But this flawlessly produced version, directed with unusual sensitivity and taste by King Vidor, remains the best. Ed Hulse Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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