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1. Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price
Votes: 14,787
2. Imitation of Life (1934)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks
Votes: 5,652
3. Forever Amber (1947)
Approved | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In seventeenth-century England, Amber St. Clair aims to raise herself from country girl to nobility, and succeeds, but loses her true love in the process.
Directors: Otto Preminger, John M. Stahl | Stars: Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders
Votes: 1,692 | Gross: $16.00M
4. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Passed | 137 min | Drama, War
A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner
Votes: 3,092
5. Letter of Introduction (1938)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
From a "letter of introduction" aging actor John learns that he has a grown daughter, aspiring actress Katherine. They keep their secret, but he agrees to star with her in a play to further her career on Broadway.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 430
6. Magnificent Obsession (1935)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Romance
The life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's sole resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness
Votes: 1,128
7. Only Yesterday (1933)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to seduce her.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, John Boles, Edna May Oliver, Billie Burke
Votes: 422
8. Immortal Sergeant (1943)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Romance, War
During a WW2 patrol in the North-African desert, a Canadian corporal reminisces about his sweetheart and must lead his platoon when the sergeant gets wounded.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn
Votes: 1,017
9. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
Passed | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A cloistered, overprotected Austrian prince falls in love with a down-to-earth barmaid in this "Viennese fairy tale."
Directors: Ernst Lubitsch, John M. Stahl | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Norma Shearer, Jean Hersholt, Gustav von Seyffertitz
Votes: 1,669
10. Seed (1931)
96 min | Drama
Bart is a clerk for a publishing company. He has written a novel. He and his wife Peggy have five children. Bart's former girlfriend Mildred manages the company's Paris office. She manages ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: John Boles, Genevieve Tobin, Lois Wilson, Raymond Hackett
Votes: 605
11. The Walls of Jericho (1948)
106 min | Drama
After County Attorney Dave Connors helps Julia Norman with her shiftless father, Jefferson Norman, she leaves Jericho, Kansas for college to study for a law degree. A few years later, ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas
Votes: 430
12. Back Street (1932)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, John Boles, George Meeker, Zasu Pitts
Votes: 1,071 | Gross: $1.96M
13. When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O'Neil, Onslow Stevens
Votes: 755
14. The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
Passed | 117 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In pre-Civil War New Orleans, Louisiana, roguish Irish gambler Stephen Fox (Sir Rex Harrison) buys his way into society, something he couldn't do in his homeland because he is illegitimate.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Victor McLaglen
Votes: 570
15. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young typist, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially... See full summary »
Directors: George Seaton, Edmund Goulding, John M. Stahl | Stars: Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere, Allyn Joslyn
Votes: 506 | Gross: $2.73M
16. The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
Passed | 96 min | Drama, War
Hometown boy Quizz West (William Eythe) is one of fewer than 19,000 draftees in 1940. After being familiarized with his fiancée Janet and him, we find Quizz at a gun position fighting off ... See full summary »
Directors: John M. Stahl, Irving Pichel | Stars: Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price
Votes: 249
17. Father Was a Fullback (1949)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Sport
Football coach George Cooper has as many problems managing his football team as he has at home dealing with his daughters, Ellen and Connie.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn, Rudy Vallee
Votes: 493
18. Holy Matrimony (1943)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
From Arnold Bennett's novel "Buried Alive". An artist returning from years abroad takes the identity of his dead valet to escape the attentions of the press.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields, Laird Cregar, Una O'Connor
Votes: 897
19. Our Wife (1941)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Jerry Marvin, a talented musician and composer, wallows in drunken self-pity after he is divorced by his wife Babe. Along comes new love Susan, who rescues Jerry and provides him with fresh... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey, Ellen Drew, Charles Coburn
Votes: 293
20. In Old Kentucky (1927)
70 min | Drama
Young Brierly struggles to save his father, Major Brierly, from the clutches of alcohol after the Great War. At the same time, he prepares Major Brierly's horse, which served bravely with the Major at the front, for the Kentucky Derby.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: James Murray, Helene Costello, Wesley Barry, Dorothy Cumming
Votes: 17
21. Parnell (1937)
Passed | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to secure Home Rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Edna May Oliver, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 568 | Gross: $1.58M
22. The Boudoir Diplomat (1930)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Romance
A ladies' man flirts with the wives of other governments' officials.
Directors: Malcolm St. Clair, John M. Stahl | Stars: Betty Compson, Ian Keith, Mary Duncan, Jeanette Loff
Votes: 15
23. Lucky Boy (1929)
77 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A young Jewish man works in his father's jewelry business, but he doesn't like it at all--he wants to be an entertainer, something he knows that his father would never approve of. He comes ... See full summary »
Directors: Norman Taurog, Charles C. Wilson | Stars: George Jessel, Gwen Lee, Richard Tucker, Gayne Whitman
Votes: 116
24. The Lost Zeppelin (1929)
Passed | 72 min | Adventure
Right before embarking on his South Pole mission Commander Hall hears his wife's confession that she loves his co-explorer Tom. Hall remains silent, they crash their zeppelin and only one of the two can be picked up by the rescue plane.
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Conway Tearle, Virginia Valli, Ricardo Cortez, Duke Martin
Votes: 155
25. Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A womanizing singer falls for an old-fashioned Southern belle. The problem is, she already has a fiance.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox, Lewis Stone, George Meeker
Votes: 242
26. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
93 min | Biography, Musical
In the early 1900s, song plugger Larry Kelly chances to meet Alfred Breitenbach, poor opera composer...and his lovely daughter Doris, who falls for Larry. To improve their acquaintance, ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Mark Stevens, June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 137
27. The Floating College (1928)
Comedy, Romance
Director: George Crone | Stars: Sally O'Neil, William Collier Jr., Georgia Hale, Harvey Clark
28. The Wanters (1923)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
Elliot Worthington falls in love with Myra, the maid in his sister's household. Myra is dismissed; Elliot finds her, proposes marriage, and returns home with his new bride. She is snubbed ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Marie Prevost, Robert Ellis, Norma Shearer, Gertrude Astor
29. The Gay Deceiver (1926)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance
Antoine de Tillois leaves his puritanical wife and in Paris becomes known as King Toto, leader of the bohemian set. Their daughter, Louise, spends 8 months of each year with her mother in ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Lew Cody, Malcolm McGregor, Marceline Day, Carmel Myers
30. Clothes Make the Woman (1928)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
A young Russian peasant feels pity for the Princess Anastasia and saves her life by accidentally wounding her in the massacre of the Romanoffs during the Russian Revolution.
Director: Tom Terriss | Stars: Eve Southern, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Byer, George E. Stone
Votes: 16
31. Midstream (1929)
70 min | Sci-Fi
Following a successful experimental operation to reverse age, a wealthy businessman stages his own death and assumes the identity of his nephew. His spurious pursuit of a very young woman eventually catches up with him, as does his age.
Director: James Flood | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Claire Windsor, Montagu Love, Larry Kent
32. Streets of Shanghai (1927)
Passed | 60 min | Drama
Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Pauline Starke, Kenneth Harlan, Eddie Gribbon, Margaret Livingston
Votes: 8
33. Painted Faces (1929)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A vaudeville performer is murdered backstage and another performer is tried for the crime.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster, Barton Hepburn, Dorothy Gulliver
Votes: 88
34. The Power of Silence (1928)
60 min | Mystery
Director: Wallace Worsley | Stars: Belle Bennett, John Westwood, Ena Gregory, Anders Randolf
35. Molly and Me (1929)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown, Alberta Vaughn, Charles Byer
36. Lovers? (1927)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Young José lives with his guardian, Don Julian, a middle-aged diplomat recently married to young Felicia. Society gossips in Madrid find the situation increasingly scandalous.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Edward Martindel, Edward Connelly
37. Wild Geese (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Phil Goldstone | Stars: Belle Bennett, Russell Simpson, Eve Southern, Donald Keith
38. Marriage by Contract (1928)
70 min | Drama
Director: James Flood | Stars: Patsy Ruth Miller, Lawrence Gray, Robert Edeson, Ralph Emerson
39. The Devil's Skipper (1928)
60 min | Drama
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Belle Bennett, Montagu Love, Gino Corrado, Mary McAllister
Votes: 13
40. My Lady's Past (1929)
Drama
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown, Alma Bennett, Russell Simpson
41. The Woman Under Oath (1919)
61 min | Mystery
After a foreword introduces the question of whether women are temperamentally suited for jury duty, young shipping clerk Jim O'Neil is found holding a revolver over his dead employer, ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Florence Reed, Hugh Thompson, Gareth Hughes, David Powell
Votes: 27
42. Women Men Forget (1920)
Drama
When Mary Graham's old school chum visits, Mary's husband becomes infatuated with his wife's guest and soon openly avows his love for her. Mary is powerless to stop the affair and confides ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Mollie King, Edward Langford, Frank Mills, Lucy Fox
43. Husbands and Lovers (1924)
80 min | Comedy
Comedy about a negligent housewife who restyles herself as a flapper and almost loses her husband when an admiring friend is quite taken with her new appearance.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Lewis Stone, Florence Vidor, Dale Fuller, Winter Hall
Votes: 18
44. A Lady Surrenders (1930)
Passed | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A wealthy industrialist's wife gets into a big argument with him; to cool off, she goes on an ocean trip. He thinks she's left him for good, so he marries another woman. When his first wife returns, complications ensue.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Rose Hobart, Genevieve Tobin, Basil Rathbone
Votes: 42
45. The Tragedy of Youth (1928)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Patsy Ruth Miller, Warner Baxter, William Collier Jr., Claire McDowell
46. Why Men Leave Home (1924)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
John and Irene Emerson's marriage begins well enough, but it is not long before John becomes less attentive. Feeling neglected, Irene spends more time with her girl friends, and John, ... See full summary »
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Lewis Stone, Helene Chadwick, Mary Carr, William V. Mong
47. Mister Antonio (1929)
73 min | Comedy
A happy go lucky Italian town florist befriends the mayor thrown out of a bar but later turns on him when the official has unjustly evicted an attractive young lady from her home.
Directors: James Flood, Frank Reicher | Stars: Leo Carrillo, Virginia Valli, Gareth Hughes, Frank Reicher
Votes: 34
48. New Orleans (1929)
Passed | 68 min | Drama
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, William Collier Jr., Alma Bennett
49. The Rainbow (1929)
68 min | Western
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Dorothy Sebastian, Lawrence Gray, Sam Hardy, Harvey Clark
50. The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921)
72 min | Drama
On the day of their wedding, a groom is shocked when his bride reveals that she is the mother of a young child.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Barbara Castleton, Adele Farrington, Winter Hall, Lewis Stone
Votes: 17