Stella dallas

Stella Martin, a woman from a working class background, marries the wealthy Stephen Dallas. Their class differences soon lead to separation, leaving Stella to raise their daughter, Laurel. As Laurel grows up, Stella realizes her own unrefined nature is holding her daughter back socially. In a final, heartbreaking act of love, Stella gives up Laurel to Stephen and his new, high society wife, ensuring her daughter's future happiness by watching her wedding from a distance.