Question 1

What popular adaptation of Stella Dallas lasted for 18 years after the film's release?

Accepted Answer

The movie became a radio serial on October 25, 1937, dramatizing the later lives of the characters, and it lasted for 18 years.

Question 2

What physical transformation did Barbara Stanwyck undergo for her role as Stella Dallas?

Accepted Answer

For the first and only time in her career, she bleached her own hair to age 15-20 years for the role, preferring her real hair over wigs for realistic unkempt scenes.

Question 3

Which actress was originally preferred for the title role but turned it down?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Goldwyn would have preferred Ruth Chatterton for the role of Stella Dallas, but she declined after playing a similar character in Dodsworth (1936).

Question 4

What recent international film festivals have featured Stella Dallas?

Accepted Answer

The film was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020 and the Venice Film Festival in 2022.

Question 5

What was the central conflict in Stella Dallas?

Accepted Answer

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

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