Stella Dallas (1925)

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Frances Marion (adaptation), Olive Higgins Prouty (novel)

Stars:

Ronald Colman, Belle Bennett, Alice Joyce

Cast

Credited cast:
Ronald Colman	...	Stephen Dallas
Belle Bennett	...	Stella Dallas
Alice Joyce	...	Helen Morrison
Jean Hersholt	...	Ed Munn
Beatrix Pryor	...	Mrs. Grosvenor
Lois Moran	...	Laurel Dallas
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	...	Richard Grosvenor
Vera Lewis	...	Mrs. Tibbets
Maurice Murphy	...	Morrison Child
Jack Murphy	...	Morrison Child
Newton Hall	...	Morrison Child
Charles Hatton	...	Morrison Child (older)
Robert W. Gillette	...	Morrison Child (older)
Winston Miller	...	Morrison Child (older)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buck Black	...	Stella Dallas' little brother

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

new york | marriage | divorce | widow | suicide | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 1925 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Opfer der Stella Dallas

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Stella (1990)

User Reviews

Belle Bennett Is Terrific

The first film version of the Olive Higgins Prouty best seller.

Despite third billing, Belle Bennett stars as Stella and is very good in the role of her career. She does an amazing job of aging over a 20-year period and is very effective.

Ronald Colman stars (and gets tops billing) as Stephen Dallas, and Alice Joyce is Mrs. Morrison.

Lois Moran gets the role of Laurel and is excellent, starting out as a 10-year-old. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. plays the boy friend. They were both 16. Jean Hersholt is Ed Munn, Vera Lewis is a gossipy teacher, and Beatrix Pryor plays Fairbanks' mother.

Bennett never got another good role and died of cancer in 1932.