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      John M. Stahl

      John M. Stahl

      Highest Rated: 100% Only Yesterday (1933)

      Lowest Rated: 18% Forever Amber (1947)

      Birthday: Jan 21, 1886

      Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

      Capable craftsman, in films from 1914, with a flair for lifting trite, sentimental material to higher ground. A master of the "woman's melodrama" and a director latterly acclaimed by film critics and historians for his use of the long take years before it became common after WWII, Stahl directed the original screen versions of several classic weepies, including "Back Street" (1932), "Imitation of Life" (1934) and "Magnificent Obsession" (1935). The latter two were remade in the 1950s, in more florid style, by Douglas Sirk.

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      STRICTLY DISHONORABLE, from left: George Meeker, Paul Lukas, William Ricciardi, Lewis Stone, Sidney Fox, director John M. Stahl, drinking to each other's health after the last scene was shot, on set, 1931 Game of Thrones, John Stahl (L), Richard Madden (R), 'Kissed By Fire', Season 3, Ep. #5, 04/28/2013, ©HBO PARNELL, director John M. Stahl (in hat), Clark Gable filming on set, 1937
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet 27% Father Was a Fullback Director - 1949
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Oh, You Beautiful Doll Director - 1949
      No Score Yet 60% The Walls of Jericho Director - 1948
      18% 52% Forever Amber Director - 1947
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Foxes of Harrow Director - 1947
      85% 86% Leave Her to Heaven Director - 1945
      No Score Yet 83% The Keys of the Kingdom Director - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Eve of St. Mark Director - 1944
      No Score Yet 73% Holy Matrimony Director - 1943
      No Score Yet 56% The Immortal Sergeant Director - 1943
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Wife Director - 1941
      No Score Yet 50% When Tomorrow Comes Director - 1939
      No Score Yet 29% Letter of Introduction Director,
      Producer       		- 1938
      No Score Yet 33% Parnell Director,
      Producer       		- 1937
      67% 53% Magnificent Obsession Director,
      Producer       		- 1935
      88% 85% Imitation of Life Director,
      Producer       		- 1934
      100% 71% Only Yesterday Director - 1933
      No Score Yet 53% Back Street Director - 1932
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Seed Director,
      Producer       		- 1931
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Strictly Dishonorable Director - 1931
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucky Boy Producer - 1929
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Marriage by Contract Producer - 1928
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lovers Director,
      Producer       		- 1927
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Memory Lane Director,
      Writer       		- 1926
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Husbands and Lovers Director,
      Screenwriter,
      Producer       		- 1924
      No Score Yet No Score Yet One Clear Call Director - 1922
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Child Thou Gavest Me Director - 1921
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Sowing the Wind Director - 1921
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Woman Under Oath Director - 1919
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lincoln Cycle Director - 1917