Directing
John M. Stahl
- Titles
- 50movies
- Career
Active from 1917 to 1949, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 41titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Leave Her to Heaven75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Family Dynamics6.8average 4.7
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Spiritual3.0average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.8, average 5.1
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Melodrama 3
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lewis StoneActorStrictly Dishonorable, Why Men Leave Home, The Child Thou Gavest Me, The Dangerous Age, Fine Clothes, +1 more- JJames B. ClarkEditorThe Keys of the Kingdom, Leave Her to Heaven, The Foxes of Harrow, The Walls of Jericho, Holy Matrimony, +1 more
Karl FreundCinematographerBack Street, Parnell, Letter of Introduction, Strictly Dishonorable, The Boudoir Diplomat- GGladys LehmanWriterBack Street, Strictly Dishonorable, A Lady Surrenders, Seed
- MMilton CarruthEditorBack Street, When Tomorrow Comes, Magnificent Obsession, Only Yesterday
Maureen O'HaraActorThe Foxes of Harrow, Father Was a Fullback, Immortal Sergeant
Vincent PriceActorThe Keys of the Kingdom, Leave Her to Heaven, The Eve of St. Mark
William V. MongActorWhy Men Leave Home, Sowing the Wind, Fine Clothes
Irene DunneActorBack Street, When Tomorrow Comes, Magnificent Obsession
George MeekerActorBack Street, Strictly Dishonorable, Only Yesterday
Florence ReedActorThe Woman Under Oath, Her Code of Honor, Wives of Men
John BolesActorBack Street, Only Yesterday, Seed
Movies and TV shows
501940s
10 titles · average score 65
62
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
Director
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
Director
62
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Director
63
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
Director
75
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Director
71
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Director
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
Director
61
Immortal Sergeant (1943)
Director
69
Holy Matrimony (1943)
Director
60
Our Wife (1941)
Director, Producer
1930s
11 titles · average score 64
60
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Director, Producer
59
Letter of Introduction (1938)
Producer, Director
Parnell (1937)
Director
71
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
Director, Producer
72
Imitation of Life (1934)
Director
70
Only Yesterday (1933)
Director
65
Back Street (1932)
Director
55
Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
Director
66
Seed (1931)
Director, Producer
A Lady Surrenders (1930)
Director
The Boudoir Diplomat (1930)
Director
1920s
23 titles
Clothes Make the Woman (1928)
Producer
The Cavalier (1928)
Producer
Ladies of the Night Club (1928)
Producer
In Old Kentucky (1927)
Director
Memory Lane (1926)
Director, Original Story
Husbands and Lovers (1924)
Story, Director
Why Men Leave Home (1924)
Director
The Song of Life (1922)
Director
One Clear Call (1922)
Director
The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921)
Producer, Director
Sowing the Wind (1921)
Director
Suspicious Wives (1921)
Director
1910s
6 titles
The Woman Under Oath (1919)
Director
Her Code of Honor (1919)
Director
Greater Than Love (1919)
Director
Wives of Men (1918)
Story, Screenplay
Suspicion (1918)
Director
The Lincoln Cycle (1917)
Director