Barbara Stanwyck
Selina Peake De Jong
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So Big is a 1932 pre-Code American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck. The screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander and Robert Lord is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, by Edna Ferber. So Big was the second full-scale screen
So Big!: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Dickie Moore, Bette Davis. After Selina's father dies, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town and a new chapter of her life begins.
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- Drama, Romance
- William A. Wellman
- 1932-04-30
So Big (1932) is the third of four film versions of Edna Ferber's 1924 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an indomitable widow, Selina Peake Dejong, who struggles to eke out a living for herself and her son in a hardscrabble Midwest farm.
- William A. Wellman
- Barbara Stanwyck
So Big! Summaries. After Selina's father dies, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town and a new chapter of her life begins. Selina lived well until her father Simeon died. Her aunts sold the estate and put her in a boarding school. As an adult she wants to be a teacher in farming country.
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Feb 2, 2022 · So Big (1932): “Epic of American Womanhood” February 2, 2022 Melanie Novak 8 Comments. Barbara Stanwyck. Few novels have ever been as successful as Edna Ferber’s 1924 epic novel So Big . The story of Selina Peake De Jong, a woman who triumphed over widowhood, sexism, and the unforgiving midwestern soil captured the hearts of critics and audiences.
1932 1h 23m Drama List Reviews 50% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A woman (Barbara Stanwyck) feels that her sacrifices for her son (Hardie Albright) are wasted when he becomes a bond salesman...
- Drama
