John G. Blystone (December 2, 1892 – August 6, 1938) was an American

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He directed 100 films between 1915 and 1938. He was born in

Rice Lake, Wisconsin Rice Lake is a city in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 9,040. The city is located mostly within the Town of Rice Lake. History Rice Lake was named in 1870 after nearby Rice Lake ...

and died in

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from a

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. His grave is located at

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery has an entrance called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for aviation ...

Selected filmography

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A Friendly Husband ''A Friendly Husband'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Lupino Lane, Alberta Vaughn, and Eva Thatcher. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on January 1, 1923. Plot As described in a film ...

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Soft Boiled ''Soft Boiled'' is a 1923 American silent comedy Western film written and directed by John G. Blystone. The film stars Tom Mix, Billie Dove, Joseph W. Girard, Lee Shumway, Tom Wilson, and Frank Beal. The film was released on August 26, 1923, ...

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Our Hospitality ''Our Hospitality'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone. Starring Keaton, Joe Roberts, and Natalie Talmadge and distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation, it uses slapstick and situational comed ...

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Ladies to Board ''Ladies to Board'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Donald W. Lee. The film stars Tom Mix, Gertrude Olmstead, Philo McCullough, Gilbert Holmes, Gertrude Claire, and Dolores Rousse. The film was ...

'' (1924) * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (1924) * ''

Oh, You Tony! ''Oh, You Tony!'' is a 1924 American silent comedy Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Donald W. Lee. The film stars Tom Mix, Claire Adams, Dick La Reno, Earle Foxe, Dolores Rousse and Charles K. French. The film was rele ...

'' (1924) * ''

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The Everlasting Whisper ''The Everlasting Whisper'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Wyndham Gittens. It is based on the 1922 novel ''The Everlasting Whisper, a Tale of the California Wilderness'' by Jackson Gregory. ...

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The Lucky Horseshoe ''The Lucky Horseshoe'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Tom Mix, Billie Dove, and Malcolm Waite. Based on a story by Robert Lord, the film is about a ranch foreman who assumes responsibility for ...

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Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

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The Best Bad Man ''The Best Bad Man'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Tom Mix, Buster Gardner, Cyril Chadwick, Clara Bow, Tom Kennedy, and Frank Beal. The film was released on No ...

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My Own Pal ''My Own Pal'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Tom Mix, Olive Borden, Tom Santschi, Virginia Marshall, Ben Bard, and William Colvin. The film was released on F ...

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The Family Upstairs ''The Family Upstairs'' is a play in three acts by Harry Delf. It has a medium-sized cast, one setting, and quick pacing. It is a domestic comedy, centered around the five-member apartment-dwelling Heller family, their endless bickering, and the ...

'' (1926) * '' Hard Boiled'' (1926) * ''

Wings of the Storm ''Wings of the Storm'' is a 1926 American "dog-hero" drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier, Gordon Rigby, and Dorothy Yost. Released in November 1926 by Fox Film Corporation, the film showcases Thu ...

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Ankles Preferred ''Ankles Preferred'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by James Shelley Hamilton. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Lawrence Gray, Barry Norton, Allan Forrest, Marjorie Beebe and Joyce Compton. The film ...

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Slaves of Beauty ''Slaves of Beauty'' is a 1927 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Olive Tell, Holmes Herbert, Earle Foxe, Margaret Livingston, and future talent agent Sue Carol. The film was written by William M. Conse ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Sharp Shooters'' (1928) * '' Mother Knows Best'' (1928) * ''

Captain Lash ''Captain Lash'' is 1929 American silent adventure drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Victor McLaglen, Claire Windsor and Jane Winton. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. A copy of the film exists at ...

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The Sky Hawk ''The Sky Hawk'' is a 1929 American pre-Code adventure film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was adapted by Llewellyn Hughes from his article "Chap Called Bardell" and novelized ...

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Thru Different Eyes ''Thru Different Eyes'' is a 1942 American pre-Code drama film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Frank Craven, Mary Howard, June Walker, Donald Woods, Vivian Blaine and George Holmes. The film was rel ...

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The Big Party ''The Big Party'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Harlan Thompson. The film stars Sue Carol, Dixie Lee, Walter Catlett, Frank Albertson, Richard Keene, and Douglas Gilmore. The film was releas ...

'' (1930) * '' So This Is London'' (1930) * ''

Tol'able David ''Tol'able David'' is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1917 Joseph Hergesheimer short story of the same name. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. A rustic tale of violenc ...

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Men on Call ''Men on Call'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by James Kevin McGuinness and Basil Woon. The picture stars Edmund Lowe, Mae Clarke, William Harrigan, Sharon Lynn, Warren Hymer and Ruth Warren. Th ...

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Mr. Lemon of Orange ''Mr. Lemon of Orange'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring El Brendel, Fifi D'Orsay and Ruth Warren. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Plot El Brendel plays the dual ro ...

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Charlie Chan's Chance ''Charlie Chan's Chance'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Behind That Curtain'' by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. Th ...

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She Wanted a Millionaire ''She Wanted a Millionaire'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film starring Joan Bennett and Spencer Tracy. The film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, was directed by John G. Blystone and also features Una Merkel. It is the only film ...

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Amateur Daddy ''Amateur Daddy'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Frank Dolan and Doris Malloy. The film stars Warner Baxter, Marian Nixon, Rita La Roy, and David Landau. The film was released on April 10, 19 ...

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The Painted Woman ''The Painted Woman'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code thriller film starring Spencer Tracy, Peggy Shannon and Irving Pichel and directed by John G. Blystone. Plot After becoming involved in a killing, Kiddo gets on board Boyton ...

'' (1932) * ''

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My Lips Betray ''My Lips Betray'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Lilian Harvey, John Boles and El Brendel.Solomon p. 343 The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph C. Wright. Plot In ...

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Coming Out Party ''Coming Out Party'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone starring Frances Dee, Gene Raymond, Alison Skipworth and Nigel Bruce. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Synopsis Joy Stanhope, ...

'' (1934) * '' Change of Heart'' (1934) * ''

Hell in the Heavens ''Hell in the Heavens'' is a 1934 American aviation drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Byron Morgan, Ted Parsons and Jack Yellen based on the stage play ''Der Flieger'' by Hermann Rossmann. The film stars Warner Baxter, Conchi ...

'' (1934) * '' Bad Boy'' (1935) * '' The County Chairman'' (1935) * '' Gentle Julia'' (1936) * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1936) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1936) * ''

Great Guy ''Great Guy'' is a 1936 American crime film noir directed by John G. Blystone and starring James Cagney. In the film, an honest inspector for the New York Department of Weights and Measures takes on corrupt merchants and politicians. Plot After ...

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Music for Madame ''Music for Madame'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Gertrude Purcell and Robert Harari. The film was released on October 8, 1937 by RKO Pictures. Plot Singer Nino Maretti comes into Hollywood ...

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Woman Chases Man ''Woman Chases Man'' is a 1937 romantic comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea. Plot B.J. Nolan tries to get his millionaire son Kenneth to invest $100,000 in a housing development called Nolan Heig ...

'' (1937) * '' Swiss Miss'' (1938) * ''

Block-Heads ''Block-Heads'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts ''We Fa ...

'' (1938)

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* * * 1892 births 1938 deaths People from Rice Lake, Wisconsin Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Film directors from Wisconsin {{US-film-director-1890s-stub