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Preceded 'Stella Dallas'


I was surprised to come here and find out the two films were based on the works of two different authors.

The film even has the exact same ending shot as the Stella remake that starred Bette Midler (Min/Stella walking away smiling).

I haven't seen the original SD in a long time, but it'd be hard to top Marie Dressler in this.

I am also surprised I'm the first to put a message on this empty board. I know it's an old movie, but a classic. Come on, people.

"Well, for once the rich white man is in control!" C. M. Burns

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Hi Clothes. 9 years later...watched for first time last night on TCM (of course), and I too thought Stella Dallas immediately. Ditto ending too - even Cop approaching mother. Good movie about mothers love.

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Thanks for the reply. (No rush!) I think that, given the hard times our grandparents and great-grandparents always talked about, mothers giving up everything for their kids was probably a common theme--Mildred Pierce being another popular novel of the era.

"Well, for once the rich white man is in control!" C. M. Burns

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Marie Dressler died too soon. She had a lot more potential classics left in her.

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