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Post by topbilled on Dec 19, 2023 8:07:02 GMT
Lewis Stone is remembered as Andy Hardy’s father, Judge Hardy, in MGM’s long-running Hardy family series. But he made many films at the studio. In fact, he had started with the company in 1922 when it was still Metro Pictures (it would not become Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer until 1925). Stone appeared in many silent films throughout the twenties, and in the thirties, he easily transitioned to talkies. When he died in 1953, he was still under contract at the studio–his last film was released two months after his death. From 1922 to 1953 Stone made 90 films at Metro.
Check out:
ROMANCE (1930)
MEN MUST FIGHT (1933)
YOU’RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE (1937) |
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Post by Fading Fast on Dec 19, 2023 11:41:48 GMT
Lewis Stone, Henry Stephenson and Henry O'Neill where some of the go-to guys employed when a studio needed a wise and kind "father figure," or doctor or lawyer to guide a younger person or even an entire family. All three are excellent actors who occasionally were given a different kind of role, but once you notice them, you'll be amazed at how often they played the good and caring father/doctor/lawyer/etc.
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Post by topbilled on Dec 19, 2023 13:23:05 GMT
Lewis Stone, Henry Stephenson and Henry O'Neill where some of the go-to guys employed when a studio needed a wise and kind "father figure," or doctor or lawyer to guide a younger person or even an entire family. All three are excellent actors who occasionally were given a different kind of role, but once you notice them, you'll be amazed at how often they played the good and caring father/doctor/lawyer/etc.
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Post by Fading Fast on Dec 19, 2023 14:53:31 GMT
Lewis Stone, Henry Stephenson and Henry O'Neill where some of the go-to guys employed when a studio needed a wise and kind "father figure," or doctor or lawyer to guide a younger person or even an entire family. All three are excellent actors who occasionally were given a different kind of role, but once you notice them, you'll be amazed at how often they played the good and caring father/doctor/lawyer/etc.
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Post by topbilled on Dec 19, 2023 14:57:55 GMT
Lewis Stone's MGM output:
Metro Pictures
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (1922)
TRIFLING WOMEN (1922)
SCARAMOUCHE (1923)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CHEAPER TO MARRY (1925)
CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN (1925)
A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS (1928)
WILD ORCHIDS (1929)
WONDER OF WOMEN (1929)
THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN (1929)
MADAME X (1929)
THEIR OWN DESIRE (1929)
STRICTLY UNCONVENTIONAL (1930)
ROMANCE (1930)
THE BIG HOUSE (1930)
PASSION FLOWER (1930)
INSPIRATION (1931)
THE SECRET SIX (1931)
THE PHANTOM OF PARIS (1931)
MATA HARI (1931)
THE SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET (1931)
THE WET PARADE (1932)
GRAND HOTEL (1932)
NIGHT COURT (1932)
LETTY LYNTON (1932)
NEW MORALS FOR OLD (1932)
RED-HEADED WOMAN (1932)
UNASHAMED (1932)
DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY (1932)
THE SON-DAUGHTER (1932)
THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932)
MEN MUST FIGHT (1933)
LOOKING FORWARD (1933)
THE WHITE SISTER (1933)
QUEEN CHRISTINA (1933)
YOU CAN'T BUY EVERYTHING (1934)
THE GIRL FROM MISSOURI (1934)
THE MYSTERY OF MR. X (1934)
TREASURE ISLAND (1934)
DAVID COPPERFIELD (1935)
PUBLIC HERO NUMBER 1 (1935)
WEST POINT OF THE AIR (1935)
VANESSA: HER LOVE STORY (1935)
CHINA SEAS (1935)
WOMAN WANTED (1935)
TOUGH GUY (1936)
THE UNGUARDED HOUR (1936)
SMALL TOWN GIRL (1936)
SUZY (1936)
THREE GODFATHERS (1936)
SWORN ENEMY (1936)
THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR (1937)
THE BAD MAN OF BRIMSTONE (1937)
YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE (1937)
JUDGE HARDY'S CHILDREN (1938)
YELLOW JACK (1938)
THE CHASER (1938)
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS (1938)
THE ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 (1939)
ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER (1939)
THE HARDYS RIDE HIGH (1939)
JUDGE HARDY AND SON (1939)
JOE AND ETHEL TURP CALL ON THE PRESIDENT (1939)
SPORTING BLOOD (1940)
ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE (1940)
ANDY HARDY'S PRIVATE SECRETARY (1941)
LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY HARDY (1941)
THE BUGLE SOUNDS (1942)
THE COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY (1942)
ANDY HARDY'S DOUBLE LIFE (1942)
ANDY HARDY'S BLONDE TROUBLE (1944)
THE HOODLUM SAINT (1946)
THREE WISE FOOLS (1946)
LOVE LAUGHS AT ANDY HARDY (1946)
STATE OF THE UNION (1948)
THE SUN COMES UP (1949)
ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY (1949)
KEY TO THE CITY (1950)
STARS IN MY CROWN (1950)
GROUNDS FOR MARRIAGE (1951)
IT'S A BIG COUNTRY (1951)
THE UNKNOWN MAN (1951)
BANNERLINE (1951)
NIGHT INTO MORNING (1951)
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1951)
TALK ABOUT A STRANGER (1952)
JUST THIS ONCE (1952)
SCARAMOUCHE (1952)
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (1952)
ALL THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT (1953)
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Post by topbilled on Dec 19, 2023 15:17:30 GMT
The performance of his that I find simply devastating is his supporting role in ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY (1949). He only has about three or four scenes. He plays a man deep in debt trying to climb out of the hole. Stone's character thinks he can win betting at Clark Gable's nightclub/casino. But he loses everything, there's no way back for him, and he exits the club and shoots himself in the alley. It's a very shocking scene, especially if you associate him with level-headed Judge Hardy. In ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY, Lewis Stone demonstrates that he was capable of playing a variety of roles. Even with limited screen time, he knows how to make an impact.
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