John M. Stahl

Biography

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 Studios. In 1927, John Stahl was one of the thirty-six founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With the industry's transition to talkies and feature-length films, John Stahl successfully made the adjustment and for Universal Pictures he directed the 1934 film Imitation of Life which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. The following year, he directed Magnificent Obsession, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. John Stahl continued to produce and direct major productions as well filler shorts right up to the time of his death. Some of his other notable directorial work was with The Keys of the Kingdom in 1944 and the 1945 film noir, Leave Her to Heaven with Gene Tierney who was nominated for Best Actress. Stahl died in Hollywood, California in 19…

Directed

1. Leave Her to Heaven (1945) — Director
2. Imitation of Life (1934) — Director
3. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) — Director
4. Magnificent Obsession (1935) — Director
5. When Tomorrow Comes (1939) — Director
6. Holy Matrimony (1943) — Director
7. Back Street (1932) — Director
8. Immortal Sergeant (1943) — Director
9. Letter of Introduction (1938) — Director
10. The Foxes of Harrow (1947) — Director
11. The Eve of St. Mark (1944) — Director
12. Parnell (1937) — Director
13. The Walls of Jericho (1948) — Director
14. Only Yesterday (1933) — Director
15. Strictly Dishonorable (1931) — Director
16. Our Wife (1941) — Director
17. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) — Director
18. A Lady Surrenders (1930) — Director
19. Father Was a Fullback (1949) — Director
20. The Boudoir Diplomat (1930) — Director
21. Why Men Leave Home (1924) — Director
22. Seed (1931) — Director
23. The Woman Under Oath (1919) — Director
24. The Song of Life (1922) — Director
25. Greater Than Love (1919) — Director
26. Women Men Forget (1920) — Director
27. Her Code of Honor (1919) — Director
28. Lovers (1927) — Director
29. The Gay Deceiver (1927) — Director
30. The Dangerous Age (1923) — Director
31. The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) — Director
32. In Old Kentucky (1927) — Director
33. Suspicious Wives (1921) — Director
34. The Lincoln Cycle (1917) — Director
35. Memory Lane (1926) — Director
36. Husbands and Lovers (1924) — Director
37. One Clear Call (1922) — Director
38. Sowing the Wind (1921) — Director
39. The Wanters (1923) — Director
40. Fine Clothes (1925) — Director