Back Street 1932  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Irene Dunne, John Boles, George Meeker, Zasu Pitts, Arletta Duncan, William Bakewell, Jane Darwell, June Clyde, Doris Lloyd, Walter Catlett, Pat Weigel, James Donlan, Maude Turner Gordon, Shirley Grey, Robert McWade
The ill-fated romance of lovers Rae and Walter (Irene Dunne and John Boles) is doomed because of complications. They part, but their passion for each other remains. Walter does marry another woman, but when he and Rae meet again years later, they enter into a secret love affair, and Rae remains loyal to Walter for the rest of her life.
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The Eve of St. Mark 1944 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price, Dickie Moore, Ruth Nelson, Ray Collins, Harry Morgan, Stanley Prager, John Archer
Based on Maxwell Anderson's plot of lovers who foresee the end of their romance as military service looms, this is a very-watchable film on the unsettling drama of war.
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Imitation of Life 1934  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Rochelle Hudson, Fredi Washington, Alan Hale, Clarence Wilson, Henry Armetta, Henry Kolker, Paul Porcasi, Wyndham Standing, Franklin Pangborn, Dennis O'Keefe, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
This is the film adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel about mothers Bea Pullman and Delilah Johnson (Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers) and daughters Jessie (Rochelle Hudson as 18-year-old Jessie) and Peola (Fredi Washington as 16-year-old Peola) whose relationships become difficult. Bea and Delilah open a pancake restaurant that proves to be very successful. But, despite success in their professional lives, problems rise to the fore with their daughters. Jessie falls in love with her mother's boyfriend (Warren William). Meanwhile, light-skinned Peola decides to pass herself off as White and breaks Delilah's heart. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Immortal Sergeant 1943 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Reginald Gardiner, Melville Cooper, Bramwell Fletcher, Morton Lowry, Peter Lawford, Guy Kingsford
This is the story of a World War II desert patrol that suffers the loss of its leader. Faced with unwanted responsibility, Corporal Colin Spence (Henry Fonda) manages to get it together and lead the remaining patrol members to safety.
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Keys of the Kingdom 1944   N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rosa Stradner, Edmund Gwenn, Roddy McDowall, Cedric Hardwicke, Peggy Ann Garner, James Gleason, Anne Revere
Based on A.J. Cronin's novel about missionaries in 19th-century China, this is the story of Scottish priest Francis Chisholm (Gregory Peck) who persists in teaching Catholicism to Chinese despite civil war and overt attempts to rid the country of Christian missionary influences. Peck received an Oscar nomination. 1 User Review
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| | Keys of the Kingdom | Anonymous 12/30/2007 | | This was a wonderful heartwarming movie. |
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Leave Her to Heaven 1945 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Ray Collins, Gene Lockhart, Chill Wills, Mary Philips, Reed Hadley
Beautiful Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney) is a psychopath who marries Richard Harlan (Cornel Wilde) and destroys everyone around her–including herself. Tierney received an Academy Award nomination.
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Letter of Introduction 1938  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen, Rita Johnson, Ann Sheridan, Eve Arden, Ernest Cossart, Frank Jenks, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Wade Boteler
Aging actor John Mannering (Adolphe Menjou) had divorced years before and is estranged from his daughter Katherine (Andrea Leeds)–until she shows up at his door announcing that she plans to become an actress but wants to make it on her own. Complications ensue when they try to hide their father/daughter relationship from the press.
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Magnificent Obsession 1935 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, Sara Haden, Ralph Morgan, Henry Armetta, Arthur Hoyt, Arthur Treacher, Lucien Littlefield, Gilbert Emery, Beryl Mercer, Theodore von Eltz, Sidney Bracey, Cora Sue Collins
After being involved in an accident that causes the death of Helen Hudson's (Irene Dunne) husband, alcoholic playboy Bobby Merrick (Robert Taylor) apologizes only to watch Helen turn away and walk into traffic. She is hit by a car and blinded. Now Bobby reforms, becomes an eye surgeon, finds Helen, restores her eyesight, and finds true love with her.
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Oh, You Beautiful Doll 1949 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: June Haver, Mark Stevens, S.Z. Sakall, Charlotte Greenwood, Gale Robbins, Jay C. Flippen, Andrew Tombes, Eduard Franz, Dick Rich, Nestor Paiva
In this musical biography, a classical music composer (S.Z. Sakall) couldn't get his songs heard until a publisher of popular songs (Mark Stevens) suggested going toward popular music. His daughter (June Haver), a singer/dancer, was all for this idea. Needing money, the composer used the name "Fred Fisher" and rearranged his music with great success. "Peg O' My Heart" was one of his many hits.
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Strictly Dishonorable 1931 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox, Lewis Stone, George Meeker, Sidney Toler, Natalie Moorhead, William Ricciardi, Samuel Bonello, Aldo Franchetti, Carlo Schipa
Based on Preston Sturges' play this story revolves around an opera star (Paul Lukas) whose actions lead to a public slander campaign that interferes with his courting of the woman he loves (Sidney Fox). Remade in 1951.
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The Walls of Jericho 1948 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Hull, Barton MacLane, Colleen Townsend
Small-town life in Jericho, Kansas is NOT what Dave (Cornel Wilde) wants for himself. His wife belittles his dreams, but his law partner's wife apparently understands his unhappiness and comes to the rescue.
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| 1. Back Street (1932)
2. The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
3. Father Was a Fullback (1949)
4. Imitation of Life (1934)
5. Immortal Sergeant (1943)
6. Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
7. Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
8. Letter of Introduction (1938)
9. Magnificent Obsession (1935)
10. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
11. Parnell (1937)
12. Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
13. The Walls of Jericho (1948)
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