


A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.

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)
King Vidor
Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
Released