STELLA DALLAS - 35mm Screening at the Music Box

Name: STELLA DALLAS - 35mm Screening at the Music Box
Start: 2026-03-01T11:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-03-01T13:30:00-06:00
Location: Music Box Theatre

Schedule

Sun Mar 01 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Music Box Theatre | Chicago, IL

*1 Show Only - Sunday March 1st at 11:30am*
Presented In 35mm - Part of WORKING GIRL: THE FILMS OF BARBARA STANWYCK - Visit our website for Full Schedule: https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/working-girl-the-films-of-barbara-stanwyck
Melodrama has rarely been so potent as it is in the final film of our Barbara Stanwyck series, King Vidor’s STELLA DALLAS. In the title role, Stanwyck delivers an emotionally nuanced performance as Stella, a woman struggling to find the balance between her working-class upbringing and her new high society life after she marries into the upper echelon.
The first of four Oscar-nominated roles, Stanwyck provides the film with complexity and pathos, tapping into the character’s psychology with a sensitivity that would have eluded her peers. As Stella attempts to please both her husband and her daughter, Stanwyck succeeds in cracking open the most vulnerable parts of Stella’s psyche, culminating in one of the most unforgettable finales of the Classic Hollywood era. Featuring a stellar supporting cast (including John Boles and Anne Shirley) and a beautiful score by Alfred Newman, we are pleased to present Stella Dallas in a rare 35mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive
Print Courtesy of the Academy Film Archive