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Lewis Stone

Actor · Died September 12, 1953, aged 73 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor known for his role as Judge James Hardy in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy film series and as an MGM contract player. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball, Lewis Stone's hair turned gray prematurely (reportedly by age 20). Lewis served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo, spanning both the silent and early sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which he utters the famous closing line: "Grand Hotel. People coming. Going. Nothing ever happens." He played a larger role in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the successful prison film The Big House furthered his career. He played adventurers in the dinosaur epic The Lost World (1925) with Wallace Beery and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) with Boris Karloff, and a police captain in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933). In 1937, Stone essayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge James Hardy in the Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy series. Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once (1937). Stone died in Hancock Park, Los Angeles on September 12, 1953, aged 73. Lewis Stone was later honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 14, 1879
Died
September 12, 1953 (aged 73)
From
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 156 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Lewis Stone's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 26 · Serious 11 · Dark 7

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

Gentle 15 · Charged 22 · Intense 7

Steady 22 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 8

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 2

Casual 32 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 23 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 7

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 18 of 32 analyzed roles.

Mentor
18 of 32
Threshold guardian
3 of 32
Hero
3 of 32
Ally
3 of 32
Shapeshifter
3 of 32
Shadow
1 of 32
Trickster
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Warm
15
Melancholic
19
Romantic
17
Thrilling
11
Other
34

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Lewis Stone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Lewis 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

156 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Judge Hardy (archive footage)

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Big Parade of Comedy(1964)

    as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant(1953)

    as Captain Holt

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1952)

    as The Cardinal

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Scaramouche(1952)

    as Georges de Valmorin

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Talk About a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as William J. Wardlaw

  • Just This Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Judge Samuel Coulter

  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Unknown Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as James V. Hulbrook

  • Angels in the Outfield(1951)

    as Arnold P. Hapgood

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Bannerline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Josh

  • Night Into Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dr. Horace Snyder

  • Grounds for Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young

  • Stars in My Crown(1950)

    as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Key to the City(1950)

    as Judge Silas Standish

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Any Number Can Play(1949)

    as Ben Gavery Snelerr

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Sun Comes Up(1949)

    as Arthur Norton

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • State of the Union(1948)

    as Sam Thorndyke

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Love Laughs at Andy Hardy(1946)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Three Wise Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Judge James Trumbell

  • The Hoodlum Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Father Nolan

  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble(1944)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Twenty Years After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage)

  • Plan for Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Commentator

  • Andy Hardy's Double Life(1942)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Courtship of Andy Hardy(1942)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Bugle Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Col. Jack Lawton

  • Life Begins for Andy Hardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Judge Hardy

  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary(1941)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Sporting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Davis Lockwood

  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante(1940)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Judge Hardy

  • Judge Hardy and Son(1939)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as The President

  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever(1939)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • The Hardys Ride High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Judge Hardy

  • The Ice Follies of 1939(1939)

    as Douglas Tolliver Jr.

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Judge James K. Hardy

  • Out West with the Hardys(1938)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • The Chaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Delford Prescott

  • Love Finds Andy Hardy(1938)

    as James Hardy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Yellow Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Maj. Walter Reed

  • Stolen Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Joseph Langauer

  • Judge Hardy's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Judge Hardy

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jackson Douglas

  • You're Only Young Once(1937)

    as Judge Hardy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • The Man Who Cried Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lawrence Fontaine

  • The Thirteenth Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Inspector Marney

  • Outcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Anthony Abbott

  • Don't Turn 'em Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as John Webster

  • Sworn Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle

  • Suzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Baron

  • Small Town Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dr. Dakin

  • The Unguarded Hour(1936)

    as General Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Three Godfathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as James 'Doc' Underwood

  • Shipmates Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Adm. Richard Melville

  • China Seas(1935)

    as Tom Davids

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Woman Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as District Attorney

  • Public Hero Number 1(1935)

    as Prison Warden

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • West Point of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gen. Carter

  • Vanessa, Her Love Story(1935)

    as Adam Paris

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • David Copperfield(1935)

    as Mr. Wickfield

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Treasure Island(1934)

    as Captain Smollett

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Girl from Missouri(1934)

    as Frank Cousins

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • The Mystery of Mr. X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Superintendent Connor

  • Queen Christina(1933)

    as Oxenstierna

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • You Can't Buy Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as John Burton

  • Bureau of Missing Persons(1933)

    as Police Captain Webb

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Looking Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Gabriel Service Sr.

  • The White Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Prince Guido Chiaromonte

  • Men Must Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Edward Seward

  • The Son-Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dr. Dong Tong

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu(1932)

    as Nyland Smith

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Grand Hotel(1932)

    as Doctor Otternschlag

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Divorce In The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as John Parker

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

    as Henry Trask

  • Red-Headed Woman(1932)

    as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • New Morals for Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Thomas

  • Night Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Judge William Osgood

  • Letty Lynton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as District Attorney Haney

  • The Wet Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Roger Chilcote

  • Mata Hari(1931)

    as Andriani

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Strictly Dishonorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Judge Dempsey

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet(1931)

    as Carlo Boretti

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Phantom of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Inspector Costaud

  • The Bargain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Maitland White

  • Always Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as John Graham

  • My Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as John Thornley

  • The Secret 6(1931)

    as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Father's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as William Emory

  • Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Raymond Delval

  • Passion Flower(1930)

    as Antonio Morado

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Office Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Larry Fellowes

  • Romance(1930)

    as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Big House(1930)

    as Warden James Adams

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Strictly Unconventional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Clive Champion-Cheney

  • Their Own Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Henry 'Hal' Marlett

  • Madame X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Louis Floriot

  • Wonder of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Stephen Tromholt

  • The Trial of Mary Dugan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Edward West

  • Wild Orchids(1929)

    as John Sterling

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • A Woman of Affairs(1928)

    as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Freedom of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Daniel Steele

  • The Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Count Pahlen

  • The Foreign Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Col. Destin

  • The Private Life of Helen of Troy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Menelaus

  • The Prince of Headwaiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Pierre

  • Lonesome Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as John Fosdick

  • The Notorious Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew

  • An Affair of the Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Hammersley

  • The Blonde Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Sebastian Maure

  • Midnight Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC

  • Don Juan's 3 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Johann Aradi

  • Old Loves and New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Gervas Carew

  • The Girl from Montmartre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jerome Hautrive

  • Too Much Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Robert Broadley

  • What Fools Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Joseph Greer

  • Fine Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Earl of Denham

  • The Lady Who Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Horace Pierpont

  • The Talker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Harry Lennox

  • Confessions of a Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as The King

  • Cheaper to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Jim Knight

  • The Lost World(1925)

    as Sir John Roxton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Inez from Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Stewart Cuyler

  • Husbands and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as James Livingston

  • Cytherea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Lee Randon

  • Why Men Leave Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as John Emerson

  • The Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Keith Darrant

  • Scaramouche(1923)

    as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • You Can't Fool Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Garth McBride

  • The Dangerous Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as John Emerson

  • The World's Applause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as John Elliott

  • Trifling Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as The Marquis Ferroni

  • The Prisoner of Zenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf

  • A Fool There Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as John Schuyler

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

    as Father Brian Kelly

  • The White Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.

  • Pilgrims of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham

  • The Child Thou Gavest Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Edward Berkeley

  • Don't Neglect Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Langdon Masters

  • The Golden Snare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Sergeant Philip Raine

  • The Northern Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jan Ducet

  • Beau Revel(1921)

    as Lawrence 'Beau' Revel

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Augustus Martinot

  • Held by the Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Capt. Gordon Haine

  • Nomads of the North(1920)

    as Cpl. O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Milestones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as John Rhead

  • The River's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Derwent Conniston/John Keith

  • Man's Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer · as Tom Denton

  • The Man of Bronze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as John Adams

  • Inside the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Captain Cavendish

  • According to the Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Basil Beckenridge

  • The Havoc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Richard Craig

  • Honor's Altar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Warren Woods

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 156 titles from 1916 to 1998.

Film career

Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting156 of 156: 155 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting1 of 156: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew1920s52 · acting1930s65 · acting1940s17 · acting1950s13 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 19 roles
2535

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lewis Stone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Lewis Stone's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Lewis Stone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lewis Stone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carey Wilson shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Fay Holden11 titles
    See all 11 shared titles with Fay Holden
  • Mickey Rooney11 titles
    See all 11 shared titles with Mickey Rooney
  • Sara Haden10 titles
    See all 10 shared titles with Sara Haden
  • Ann Rutherford9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Ann Rutherford

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers