Movies by John M. Stahl
Welcome to our dedicated selection of films directed by John M. Stahl. Here, you can explore a diverse range of works that highlight John M. Stahl’s unique vision, storytelling style, and contribution to the world of cinema. Whether you’re an avid fan or discovering John m. stahl’s filmography for the first time, this collection will guide you through critically acclaimed masterpieces, hidden gems, and influential titles that have shaped the director’s legacy.
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
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Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup, and also having trouble at home with his oldest daughter, Connie. The team keeps losing and Coach Cooper is about to lose his job as his efforts to win the last game of the season, against the team's Big Rival, end in disaster. But, unknown to he and his wife, Elizabeth, Connie has sold an article, called "I Was a Bubble Dancer" to a 'True-Confession" magazine, and the girl-who-couldn't-get-a-date becomes suddenly popular and, because of her, the high-school football star from
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
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In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
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An Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New Orleans to become fabulously rich.
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
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A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
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A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
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Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and his hometown girlfriend Janet discuss their future plans.
Immortal Sergeant (1943)
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During WWII, a corporal in the desert reminisces about the love he left behind and faces uncertainty about his strength as a leader.
Holy Matrimony (1943)
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An artist returning from years abroad takes the identity of his dead valet and gets married, but then there are complications.
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
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A famous concert pianist unhappily married to a woman who suffers from mental illness falls in love with a waitress.
Parnell (1937)
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Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
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A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
Imitation of Life (1934)
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A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
Back Street (1932)
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A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.