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John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. He is best known for his films such as Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Imitation of Life (1934), The Keys of the Kingdom (1945), and Back Street (1932).
John M. Stahl. Director: Leave Her to Heaven. John Stahl was the final executive in charge of Tiffany Pictures (located on the Talisman lot, later owned by Monogram Pictures), once a big fish in the pond of "Poverty Row", which in those days also included Columbia Pictures.
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May 8, 2024 · John M. Stahl (born January 21, 1886, New York City, New York, U.S.—died January 12, 1950, Los Angeles, California) was an American filmmaker who was considered one of the preeminent directors of so-called “women’s pictures,” melodramas that were aimed at female moviegoers.
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Dec 17, 2018 · Best known for his 1930s women’s pictures made at Universal ( Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession) and his Technicolor noir Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Stahl was a major filmmaker in the silent era, but until recently it was assumed that his pre-sound films were nearly all lost or unavailable.
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.
Nov 7, 2018 · The Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama. Bruce Babington, Charles Barr. Indiana University Press, Nov 7, 2018 - Art - 256 pages. The profusion of research on film history...
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Jun 26, 2015 · John M. Stahl USA, 1939 Stahl combines Depression-era labor struggles with dreamlike romance in this tale of a waitress (Irene Dunne) and a married man (Charles Boyer). Based on a James M. Cain story, and later remade by Douglas Sirk as Interlude.
