- Directing films
- 18
- Directing avg
- 7.19
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Directing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 25+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
7.19
3 rated films
Vote weighted
7.21
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.24
rating spread
Career
19y
1931 to 1949
Total votes
588
across every film
Best
7.5
Leave Her to Heaven
Worst
7.0
Imitation of Life
Newest first
Filmography
| 1949 | Father Was a Fullback | · | 3 |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | · | 8 |
| 1947 |  The Foxes of Harrow | · | 11 |
| 1945 |  Leave Her to Heaven | 7.5 | 291 |
| 1944 |  The Keys of the Kingdom | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1944 |  The Eve of St. Mark | · | 11 |
| 1943 |  Holy Matrimony | · | 15 |
| 1943 |  Immortal Sergeant | · | 15 |
| 1941 | Our Wife | · | 4 |
| 1939 |  When Tomorrow Comes | · | 17 |
| 1938 |  Letter of Introduction | · | 11 |
| 1937 | Parnell | · | 9 |
| 1935 |  Magnificent Obsession | · | 21 |
| 1934 |  Imitation of Life | 7.0 | 88 |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | · | 7 |
| 1932 |  Back Street | · | 14 |
| 1931 | Strictly Dishonorable | · | 6 |
| 1931 | Seed | · | 2 |
Better together?
John M. Stahl's regulars
- Karl FreundCinematographer · 4 films
- Cyril J. MockridgeComposer · 4 films
- Maureen O'HaraDirector and actor · 3 films
- John BolesDirector and actor · 3 films
- Irene DunneDirector and actor · 3 films
- Gladys LehmanWriter · 3 films
- Vincent PriceDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.28 avg▲+0.50
- Alfred NewmanComposer · 3 films · 7.28 avg
- Arthur C. MillerCinematographer · 3 films · 7.10 avg
- George MeekerDirector and actor · 2 films
- Melville CooperDirector and actor · 2 films
- Anne BaxterDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: John M. Stahl and Karl Freund movies · John M. Stahl and Cyril J. Mockridge movies · John M. Stahl and Maureen O'Hara movies · John M. Stahl and John Boles movies
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