John M. Stahl

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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. With a B-movie history dating back to the silent era and after making 70 talkies, Tiffany imploded in 1932 in the midst ... See full bio »

Born:

January 21, 1886 in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

January 12, 1950 (age 63) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Known For

Leave Her to Heaven Director

(1945)

Memory Lane Producer

(1926)

Husbands and Lovers Producer

(1924)

Wives of Men Director

(1918)

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Producer (56 credits)

1941 Our Wife (producer)

1939 When Tomorrow Comes (producer)

1938 Letter of Introduction (producer)

1937 Parnell (producer - uncredited)

1935 Magnificent Obsession (producer)

1931 Strictly Dishonorable (producer - uncredited)

1931 Seed (producer)

1929 The Lost Zeppelin (producer - uncredited)

1929 Painted Faces (producer - uncredited)

1929 Mister Antonio (producer - uncredited)

1929 Whispering Winds (producer)

1929 Midstream (producer)

1929 Two Men and a Maid (producer)

1929 New Orleans (producer)

1929 My Lady's Past (producer)

1929 Molly and Me (producer)

1929 The Devil's Apple Tree (producer)

1929 The Spirit of Youth (producer)

1929 The Rainbow (producer)

1929 Broadway Fever (producer)

1928 Lucky Boy (producer)

1928 George Washington Cohen (producer)

1928 Tropical Nights (producer)

1928 The Gun Runner (producer)

1928 The Floating College (producer)

1928 Marriage by Contract (producer)

1928 The Cavalier (producer)

1928 The Power of Silence (producer)

1928 The Naughty Duchess (producer)

1928 The Toilers (producer)

1928 Domestic Meddlers (producer)

1928 The Grain of Dust (producer)

1928 Beautiful But Dumb (producer)

1928/I Lingerie (producer)

1928 Prowlers of the Sea (producer)

1928 Green Grass Widows (producer)

1928 Clothes Make the Woman (producer)

1928 Stormy Waters (producer)

1928 Ladies of the Night Club (producer)

1928 The Scarlet Dove (producer)

1928 The House of Scandal (producer)

1928 Bachelor's Paradise (producer)

1928 Their Hour (producer)

1928 The Tragedy of Youth (producer)

1928 The Man in Hobbles (producer)

1928 Nameless Men (producer)

1928 The Devil's Skipper (producer)

1928 A Woman Against the World (producer)

1927 Streets of Shanghai (producer)

1927 The Haunted Ship (producer)

1927 In Old Kentucky (producer)

1927 Wild Geese (producer)

1927 Lovers? (producer)

1926 Memory Lane (producer)

1924 Husbands and Lovers (producer)

1921 The Child Thou Gavest Me (producer)

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Director (47 credits)

1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949 Father Was a Fullback

1948 The Walls of Jericho

1947 Forever Amber (uncredited)

1947 The Foxes of Harrow

1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (uncredited)

1945 Leave Her to Heaven

1944 The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 The Eve of St. Mark

1943 Holy Matrimony

1943 Immortal Sergeant

1941 Our Wife

1939 When Tomorrow Comes

1938 Letter of Introduction

1937 Parnell

1935 Magnificent Obsession

1934 Imitation of Life

1933 Only Yesterday

1932 Back Street

1931 Strictly Dishonorable

1931 Seed

1930 The Boudoir Diplomat (uncredited)

1930 A Lady Surrenders

1927 In Old Kentucky

1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (uncredited)

1927 Lovers?

1926 The Gay Deceiver

1926 Memory Lane

1925 Fine Clothes

1924 Husbands and Lovers

1924 Why Men Leave Home

1923 The Wanters

1922 The Dangerous Age

1922 One Clear Call

1922 The Song of Life

1921 Suspicious Wives

1921 The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921 Sowing the Wind

1920 The Woman in His House

1920 Women Men Forget

1919 Greater Than Love

1919 The Woman Under Oath

1919 Her Code of Honor

1918 Suspicion

1918 Wives of Men

1917 The Lincoln Cycle

1914 A Boy and the Law

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Writer (3 credits)

1926 Memory Lane (original story) / (scenario)

1924 Husbands and Lovers (story)

1918 Wives of Men (screenplay) / (story)

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Archive footage (1 credit)

1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Speed. Written by Lee Wilson Dodd. Collier's Comedy Theatre: 9 Sep 1911- Sep 1911 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Orrin Johnson (as "Edwin Wise"), Oza Waldrop (as "Victoria Wise"), Eric Blind, Larry Broder (as "The Chauffeur"), Joseph Buckley, Sydney Greenstreet, Eleanor Hicks, Lela Lee, Nat Nazarro Jr., Elsie ... See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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Trivia:

He died on Jan. 12, 1950, in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital of a heart attack. He had been hospitalized since New Year's Day with pneumonia. See more »