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John M. Stahl
Born January 21, 1886 · New York City, New York, USA
Died January 12, 1950 · aged 63
John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. Born in New York City, New York, he began working in the city's growing motion picture industry at a young age and directed his first silent film short in 1914. In the early 1920s Stahl signed on with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in Hollywood and in 1924 was part of the Mayer team that became MGM Studi…
Known For
Back Street · 1932Back Street
★ 6.41932
MovieDramaRomance
A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
Leave Her to Heaven · 1945Leave Her to Heaven
★ 7.51945
MovieDramaThriller
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
The Keys of the Kingdom · 1944The Keys of the Kingdom
★ 7.11944
MovieDrama
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
Imitation of Life · 1934Imitation of Life
★ 7.01934
MovieDramaRomance
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
When Tomorrow Comes · 1939When Tomorrow Comes
★ 5.41939
MovieDramaRomance
A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he is already married.
Lovers · 1927Lovers
★ 10.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Young José lives with his guardian, Don Julian, a middle-aged diplomat recently married to young Felicia. Society gossips in Madrid find the situation increasingly scandalous.
Clothes Make the Woman · 1928Clothes Make the Woman
★ 10.01928
MovieDramaHistory
A young Russian peasant feels pity for the Princess Anastasia and saves her life by accidentally wounding her in the massacre of the Romanovs during the Russian Revolution.
In Old Kentucky · 1927In Old Kentucky
★ 10.01927
MovieDrama
Young Brierly struggles to save his father, Major Brierly, from the clutches of alcohol after the Great War. At the same time, he prepares Major Brierly's horse, which served bravely with the Major at the front, for the Kentucky Derby.
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