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John Stone

John Stone

Writer and producer · Died June 3, 1961, aged 72 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
September 12, 1888
Died
June 3, 1961 (aged 72)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are John Stone's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
66%
Bonds
26%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Justice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Warm
12
Thrilling
7
Absurd
2
Romantic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Stone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for John Stone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fighting Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • The Phantom Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • A Close Call for Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • Two-Man Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Executive Producer

  • The Ghost That Walks Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Executive Producer

  • Passport to Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Writer

  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Associate Producer

  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Associate Producer

  • Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Associate Producer

  • Quick Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Associate Producer

  • The Jones Family in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Mr. Moto in Danger Island(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Associate Producer

  • Charlie Chan in Reno(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Pack Up Your Troubles(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Down on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Keep Smiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Associate Producer

  • Safety in Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo(1937)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan on Broadway(1937)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics(1937)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Associate Producer

  • Charlie Chan's Secret(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at the Opera(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Piernas de seda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Angelina, o El honor de un brigadier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Great Hotel Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Mystery Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Executive Producer

  • Charlie Chan in Paris(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan in Shanghai(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Love Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Charlie Chan in London(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Call It Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Baby, Take a Bow(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • She Learned About Sailors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Yo, tú y ella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Melodía prohibida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Contrabando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • Wild Company(1930)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • Chasing Through Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • The Black Watch(1929)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blue Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • Fugitives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • Captain Lash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • Homesick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Screenplay

  • Prep and Pep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • Win That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Scenario Writer

  • Road House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • Wild West Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • The Play Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Scenario Writer · Story

  • Daredevil's Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Arizona Wildcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Scenario Writer

  • Open Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Scenario Writer

  • Nevada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • The Last Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Drums of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Arizona Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Broncho Twister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Last Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • The Auctioneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • The Canyon of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Scenario Writer

  • 30 Below Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Scenario Writer · Story

  • The Great K&A Train Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Scenario Writer

  • No Man's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation · Scenario Writer

  • 3 Bad Men(1926)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hard Boiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation

  • A Man Four-Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Timber Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Lucky Horseshoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Hearts and Spurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Gold and the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Gold Heels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Scenario Writer

  • Troubles of a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • The Man Who Played Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Heart Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Scenario Writer

  • Traffic in Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The Marriage Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Scenario Writer

  • Times Have Changed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Forgive and Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer · Writer

  • Snowdrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Adaptation

  • Catch My Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • The Crusader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Oath-Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Roughshod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Iron to Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Pardon My Nerve! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Little Miss Smiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer

  • Bar Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay · Story

  • To a Finish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay

  • Play Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • The One-Man Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • The Yosemite Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Scenario Writer

Career shape

A full career of 90 titles, 89 of them dated from 1921 to 1948.

Highest rated

3 Bad Men (1926)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing57 of 90: 56 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing34 of 90: 33 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1920s54 · crew1930s28 · crew1940s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do John Stone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 18 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

3 Bad Men (1926)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does John Stone work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Stone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Earl Derr Biggers shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers