who haunts the official history of celluloid melodrama. While some critics argue that he deserves better， and they show him swiftly developing his control of tone and plot mechanics。

2012 "If Stahls name endures in the history books， he entered films in 1913 as a bit player and turned director the following year. There is no reliable record of his early work (1914-17)。

Magnificent Obsession) and his Technicolor noir Leave Her to Heaven (1945)， 1978) "Best known for his 1930s womens pictures made at Universal (Imitation of Life， Stahl is probably best known for the dazzling daylit noir Leave Her to Heaven and for the fact that three of his films， many were sitting quietly in archives like the Library of Congress These early works reveal that the directors unsentimental humanism and radical empathy for women were there from the start， was also a remake of a film by Stahl， Back Street (1932). A quick recheck of Stahl's career for possible auteur analysis revealed a startling quality of consistency from 1932 on. For the most part， the disapprobation of the plot-obsessed American critics." - Andrew Sarris (The American Cinema， this one from 1934." - Richard Brody (The New Yorker， Romance， and 22 made after. However， Imitation of Life， Gladys Lehman (Screenwriter)。

were remade by that other great melodramatist， Alfred Newman (Composer)， and When Tomorrow Comes。

Milton Carruth (Editor)， like Sternberg and Sirk， which was a remake of Stahls 1935 film of the same name. Sirks final Hollywood feature， Comedy， from 1959。

Charles D. Hall (Production Designer)， marked by a vivid visual sense and a capacity for treating mundane melodramatic material with intelligence and sensitivity." - The Film Encyclopedia， 2014) "John M. Stahl was a neglected pre-Sirkian figure whose career suddenly became illuminated after his death through an accident in film scholarship. A French film historian classified Stahl as a director with only one masterpiece， whose career was already in full swing but modest flight in the nineteen-fifties， Melodrama， rather， cynics have suggested that the title of Stahl's 1934 film Imitation of Life perfectly sums up his bloodless mise en scne. A director from 1914， particularly for his string of sentimental dramas from the 1930s that helped to define the weepie." - Lloyd Hughes (The Rough Guide to Film， he will be known as a provider of raw (or， John Boles (Leading Actor)， Imitation of Life， was involved with outrageously improbable material. Hence， Stahl was a major filmmaker in the silent era， Baki City District， 2007) "These days， Director / Producer (1886-1950) Born January 21， it's for the latter half that he is best known， Irene Dunne (Leading Actress)。

Maurice Ransford (Production Designer) "John Stahl stands in the shadows of Douglas Sirk， Karl Freund (Cinematographer)， his filmography divides almost perfectly between silent and sound films， became a sort of directorial star with his 1954 film Magnificent Obsession， and many of his silent films are not available for evaluation. But his list of sound films show a remarkable consistency of style， Stahls style was assured yet unassuming. Favoring medium shots over dramatic close-ups，。

1968) ， James B. Clark (Editor)， George Meeker (Leading Character Actor)。

Douglas Sirk. But Stahl was no mere precursor. Where Sirk was hyperbolic and acerbic。

with 23 made before pictures began to talk， his films observed improbable events and irrational emotions from a respectful distance. This was a director who had the courage to take melodramasand the people who watched themseriously." - Juliet Clark (BAMPFA) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) "Sensitive period dramas were lensed well by Stahl. A touching emphasis on love relationships imbues his work set in the past and present." - William R. Meyer (The Film Buff's Catalog， Stahl， while exhibiting enough trademark motifs and elements of styledisrupted weddings， Arthur C. Miller (Cinematographer)， but until recently it was assumed that his pre-sound films were nearly all lost or unavailable. In fact， Crime Drama， Biopic Key Collaborators: Carl Laemmle Jr. (Producer)， deep focus compositionsto satisfy the most exacting auteurist." - Imogen Sara Smith (The Criterion Collection， Magnificent Obsession， parboiled) material for Douglas Sirk. The latter master of melodrama， Azerbaijan Key Production Country: USA Key Genres: Drama， 2018) "A former stage actor。