So Big! is a 1932 film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, and Bette Davis. The film is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. Several other versions of the novel have been adapted to film over the years. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... William A. Wellman (February 29, 1896 - December 9, 1975) was a movie director. ... Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas (1937) Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Katherine Stevens) (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. ... Brent (right) in Experiment Perilous George Brent (March 15, 1904 - May 26, 1979 was an actor in American cinema. ... This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also singer named Betty Davis. ... Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 - April 16, 1968), Jewish-American novelist, author, and playwrite. ...

The story follows the life of Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his father's death, Roelf runs away to Italy. Meanwhile, Selina marries a Dutch farmer named Pervus. They have a child together, Dirk, who she nicknames "So Big", presumably for his 10 pound weight at birth. Pervus becomes ill and dies, and Selina is forced to take over working on the farm to give Dirk a future. As Dirk gets older, he becomes an architect, but is more interested in making money than creating buildings, and becomes a stock broker. His love interest, Dallas O'Mara (Davis), who is an acclaimed artist, tells Dirk that there is more to life than money. Much later in life, Selina is visited by Roelf Pool, who has since become a famous sculptor.