Harry Wagstaff Gribble

Barbara Stanwyck is Stella Martin, a loud, vulgar factory-town girl who snares wealthy husband Stephen Dallas . When Stephen is offered a job in New York, Stella stays behind, knowing that she'll never be part of her husband's social circle. She pals around platonically with her old beau, the cheap and tasteless Ed Munn, a fact that drives yet another wedge between Stella and her husband. The final straw is daughter Laurel's birthday party, which is boycotted by the local bluenoses. Though she would like to remain part of her daughter's life, Stella knows that she and she alone is the reason that Laurel is shunned by the rest of the community.

Barbara Stanwyck is Stella Martin, a loud, vulgar factory-town girl who snares wealthy husband Stephen Dallas . When Stephen is offered a job in New York, Stella stays behind, knowing that she'll never be part of her husband's social circle. She pals around platonically with her old beau, the cheap and tasteless Ed Munn, a fact that drives yet another wedge between Stella and her husband. The final straw is daughter Laurel's birthday party, which is boycotted by the local bluenoses. Though she would like to remain part of her daughter's life, Stella knows that she and she alone is the reason that Laurel is shunned by the rest of the community.