So Big! (1932)
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This second of three film versions of Edna Ferber's novel So Big stars Barbara Stanwyck as Ferber's resilient heroine Selena Dejong Peake. Widowed early in the proceedings, Chicago truck farmer Selena sacrifices everything for her son Dirk (Dickie Moore as a child, Hardie Albright as a… More This second of three film versions of Edna Ferber's novel So Big stars Barbara Stanwyck as Ferber's resilient heroine Selena Dejong Peake. Widowed early in the proceedings, Chicago truck farmer Selena sacrifices everything for her son Dirk (Dickie Moore as a child, Hardie Albright as a grown-up), living for the day that the boy will become a successful architect. But the callow Dirk breaks his mom's heart by becoming a bond salesman. Selena vows that Rolf Pool (Dick Winslow as a boy, George Brent as an adult) will not prove a similar disappoint to his parents, taking it upon herself to encourage Rolf's dreams to become a sculptor. Bette Davis plays a supporting role as Dallas O'Mara, a young artist who hopes to convince Dirk to fulfill his mother's dreams. Previously filmed in 1925 with Colleen Moore, So Big was remade in 1953 with Jane Wyman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William A. Wellman
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 29, 1932 Wide
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Cast
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Barbara Stanwyck
as Selina Peake Dejong
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George Brent
as Roelf Pool
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Dickie Moore
as Dirk (younger)
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Bette Davis
as Dallas O'Mara
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Mae Madison
as Julie Hemple
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Hardie Albright
as Dirk Dejong as a man
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Robert Warwick
as Simeon Peake Gambler
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Arthur Stone
as Jan Steen
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Earl Foxe
as Pervus Dejong
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Alan Hale
as Klaus Poole
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Dorothy Peterson
as Maartje
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Dick Winslow
as Roelf age 14
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Harry Beresford
as Adam Ooms
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Eulalie Jensen
as Mrs. Hemple
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Elizabeth Patterson
as Mrs. Tebbits
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Blanche Frederici
as Widow Paarlenburg
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Willard Robertson
as The Doctor
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Emma Ray
as Maiden Aunt
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Martha Mattox
as Maiden Aunt
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Olin Howland
as Jacob
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Harry Holman
as Country Doctor
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Lionel Belmore
as Rev. Dekker
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Andre Cheron
as The General
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Noel Francis
as Fancy Woman
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Guy Kibbee
as August Hemple
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Rita La Roy
as Paula Storm
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Anne Shirley
as Selina Peake as a Girl
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Lon Poff
as Fat Man
- Earle Foxe
