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John M. Stahl. John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was a Russian-born 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 (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.
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.
Jan 1, 2020 · Elaine Lennon reviews this new collection of original essays on underrated Hollywood alumnus John M. Stahl, one of the masters of the melodrama.
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...
These pages are dedicated to the latest research and thinking on the life and films of John M.Stahl (1884 -1950), now being restored to a position equal to his importance in the 1920s and 1930s, after significant retrospectives in 2018 at Bologna (the sound films) and Pordenone ( the silent films).
