Stella (1950 film)
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by Doris Miles Disney
| Stella | |
|---|---|
 Ann Sheridan and David Wayne in Stella | |
| Directed by | Claude Binyon |
| Written by | Claude Binyon |
| Based on | Family Skeleton by Doris Miles Disney |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Starring | Ann Sheridan Victor Mature David Wayne Randy Stuart Marion Marshall Frank Fontaine Leif Erickson Evelyn Varden Lea Penman Joyce MacKenzie Hobart Cavanaugh |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stella is a 1950 American black comedy film directed by Claude Binyon and starring Ann Sheridan, Victor Mature and Leif Erickson.
In the film, the family of an accident victim decide to bury the corpse in secret. They want to avoid suspicions of murder.
When a relative dies in an accident, family members worry that they will be suspected of murder, so they bury the body, but that does not solve anything.
Cast
- Ann Sheridan as Stella Bevans
- Victor Mature as Jeff DeMarco
- Leif Erickson as Fred Anderson Jr.
- David Wayne as Carl Granger
- Randy Stuart as Claire
- Marion Marshall as Mary
- Frank Fontaine as Don
- Evelyn Varden as Flora
- Lea Penman as Mrs. Calhoun
- Joyce MacKenzie as Peggy Denny
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Tim Gross
Production
The novel Family Skeleton by Doris Miles Disney was published in 1949. The New York Times described the book as "half humorous... not a mystery, hardly even a murder novel, and certainly not the light farce suggested by the publisher's grinning skull symbol."[1] Hero Jeff di Marco later appeared in Disney's Straw Man in 1951.[2]
The film was known as Stella and the City Man.[3] Susan Hayward was meant to play the title role but refused and was put on suspension. Ann Sheridan replaced her. Filming started in March 1950.[4]
Stella was Hobart Cavanaugh's last film; he knew he did not have long to live and collapsed twice on set, but was determined to see it through.[5]
