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MOTION PICTURE NEWS
JOHN M. STAHL
SUPERVISING PRODUCTION
TIFFANY-STAHL PRODUCTIONS, INC.
I Biographical Sketch 1
JOHN M. STAHL, supervising production of the Tiffany-Stahl Production, stepped into the role of motion picture director as, what would be termed in baseball, a pinch hitter. And as a pinch hitter he delivered his first time at bat with a picture that scored a much-needed run. He was on location in Canada at the time as an actor with a troupe of actors and the director was suddenly stricken ill. Stahl was given the opportunity of completing the scenes as director, and he has been a very successful director ever since.
Born and educated in New York, Stahl began his theatrical carer in 1909, playing bits on the legitimate stage in stock companies. He afterwards rose to greater heights on the speaking stage, and then assumed his first directorial effort in pictures in 1914, after having played for a year in pictures. "The Boy and the Law" was his first picture, and his talent in the directorial line was proven when it ran at the New York Theatre on Broadway for six weeks. His next picture was "The Lincoln Cycle," and it ran for eight weeks at the Globe Theatre on Broadway.
His successes have followed each other rapidly almost continuously since then. Among his best efforts are "Wives of Men," "The Dangerous Age," "Her Code of Honor," "The Woman Under Oath," "Suspicion," "Women Men Forget," "The Woman in His House," "The Child Thou Gavest Me," "Sowing the Wind," "The Song of Life," "One Clear Call," "Suspicious Wives," "Fine Clothes," "Memory Lane," "The Gay Deceiver," "In Old Kentucky," and others.
Stahl became affiliated with Mayer on a franchise basis, making Stahl productions for First National release. He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the time of the merger, and was regarded one of their leading producers.
Efforts of the Tiffany Company lately were successful in persuading Stahl to join them as executive head of production, and the company name was changed to Tiffany-Stahl Productions. In allying himself with the Tiffany organization, Stahl becomes one of the owners and holds the title of Vice-President and Supervising Producer. It is a happy union and is expected to be productive of excellent results.