Imitation of Life
1934
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John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. He is best known for his films such as Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Imitation of Life (1934), The Keys of the Kingdom (1945), and Back Street (1932).
John M. Stahl. Director: Leave Her to Heaven. John Stahl was the final executive in charge of Tiffany Pictures (located on the Talisman lot, later owned by Monogram Pictures), once a big fish in the pond of "Poverty Row", which in those days also included Columbia Pictures.
May 8, 2024 · John M. Stahl was an American filmmaker who was considered one of the preeminent directors of so-called “women’s pictures,” melodramas that were aimed at female moviegoers. Stahl began acting onstage while a teenager, and in 1913 he appeared in his first films, cast in bit parts.
Imitation of Life: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks. 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.
Imitation of Life is a 1934 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl. The screenplay by William Hurlbut, based on Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name, was augmented by eight additional uncredited writers, including Preston Sturges and Finley Peter Dunne.
Jan 10, 2023 · In its ambivalence toward its provocative themes, John M. Stahl’s groundbreaking exploration of racial identity demonstrates the insolubility of Hollywood’s representational conundrum.
Dec 17, 2018 · Best known for his 1930s women’s pictures made at Universal ( Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession) and his Technicolor noir Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Stahl was a major filmmaker in the silent era, but until recently it was assumed that his pre-sound films were nearly all lost or unavailable.
