James Stewart is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 20 may 1908 at Pennsylvania (USA)
James Stewart
James Stewart participated to
102 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
11 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by John Ford,
Henry Hathaway,
George Marshall,
Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternThemes Political filmsActors James Stewart,
Carroll Baker,
Debbie Reynolds,
Gregory Peck,
George Peppard,
Carolyn JonesRoles Linus Rawlings
Rating69%
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down., 1h49
Directed by Alfred HitchcockOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Assassinat,
Medical-themed films,
Films about disabilitiesActors James Stewart,
Grace Kelly,
Wendell Corey,
Thelma Ritter,
Raymond Burr,
Judith EvelynRoles L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies
Rating84%
After breaking his leg photographing a racetrack accident, professional photographer L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies (James Stewart) is confined to his Greenwich Village apartment, using a wheelchair while he recuperates. His rear window looks out onto a small courtyard and several other apartments. During a summer heat wave, he passes the time by watching his neighbors, who keep their windows open to stay cool. The tenants he can see include a dancer he nicknames "Miss Torso", a lonely woman he nicknames "Miss Lonelyhearts", a composer-pianist, several married couples, a middle-aged sculptor, and Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr), a traveling jewelry salesman with a bedridden wife., 2h33
Directed by Cecil B. DeMilleOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Action,
RomanceThemes Circus films,
Films about euthanasia,
Transport films,
Rail transport filmsActors Betty Hutton,
Cornel Wilde,
Charlton Heston,
James Stewart,
Dorothy Lamour,
Gloria GrahameRoles Buttons
Rating64%
Brad Braden is the no-nonsense general manager of what was at the time the world's largest railroad circus. He has a number of problems on his hands for the upcoming season., 2h
Directed by Alfred HitchcockOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Films set in Africa,
Spy films,
Films about families,
Political filmsActors James Stewart,
Doris Day,
Brenda De Banzie,
Bernard Miles,
Alan Mowbray,
Ralph TrumanRoles Dr. Ben McKenna
Rating74%
An American family—Dr. Benjamin "Ben" McKenna (James Stewart), his wife, popular singer Josephine Conway "Jo" McKenna (Doris Day), and their son Henry "Hank" McKenna (Christopher Olsen)--are vacationing in Morocco. Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh, they meet Frenchman Louis Bernard (Daniel Gelin), who seems friendly, but Jo is suspicious of his many questions and evasive answers and thinks that he is hiding something. Louis offers to take the McKennas out to dinner but cancels when a sinister-looking man knocks at the McKennas' hotel-room door claiming to be looking for another guest's room. Later, at a local restaurant, the McKennas meet English couple Lucy (Brenda De Banzie) and Edward Drayton (Bernard Miles), who strike up a conversation with the McKennas, who are surprised to see Bernard arrive and sit at another table apparently ignoring them., 2h9
Directed by Frank Capra,
Charles VidorOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about children,
Politique,
Scoutisme,
Political films,
White House in fictionActors Jean Arthur,
James Stewart,
Claude Rains,
Edward Arnold,
Charles Lane,
Thomas MitchellRoles Jefferson Smith
Rating80%
The governor of an unnamed western state, Hubert "Happy" Hopper (Guy Kibbee), has to pick a replacement for recently deceased U.S. Senator Sam Foley. His corrupt political boss, Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold), pressures Hopper to choose his handpicked stooge, while popular committees want a reformer, Henry Hill. The governor's children want him to select Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), the head of the Boy Rangers. Unable to make up his mind between Taylor's stooge and the reformer, Hopper decides to flip a coin. When it lands on edge – and next to a newspaper story on one of Smith's accomplishments – he chooses Smith, calculating that his wholesome image will please the people while his naïveté will make him easy to manipulate., 2h3
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
WesternActors John Wayne,
James Stewart,
Vera Miles,
Lee Marvin,
Edmond O'Brien,
Woody StrodeRoles Ransom Stoddard
Rating80%
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive by train in the frontier town of Shinbone, in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher., 2h8
Directed by Alfred HitchcockOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Noir,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Les fantasmes,
Psychologie,
Films about sexuality,
Films about suicideActors James Stewart,
Kim Novak,
Barbara Bel Geddes,
Tom Helmore,
Henry Jones,
Ellen CorbyRoles Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Rating82%
After a rooftop chase, where his acrophobia and vertigo result in the death of a policeman, San Francisco detective John "Scottie" Ferguson retires. Scottie tries to conquer his fear, but his friend and ex-fiancée Midge Wood suggests another severe emotional shock may be the only cure., 2h6
Directed by Frank CapraOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors James Stewart,
Jean Arthur,
Lionel Barrymore,
Edward Arnold,
Mischa Auer,
Ann MillerRoles Tony Kirby
Rating77%
Successful banker Anthony P. Kirby (Edward Arnold) has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he was effectively granted a government-sanctioned munitions monopoly, which will make him very rich. He intends to buy up a 12-block radius around a competitor's factory to put him out of business, but there is one house that is a holdout to selling. Kirby instructs his real estate broker, John Blakely (Clarence Wilson), to offer a huge sum for the house, and if that is not accepted, to cause trouble for the family. , 1h55
Directed by Anthony MannOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Jazz films,
Musical films,
Political films,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors James Stewart,
June Allyson,
Harry Morgan,
Charles Drake,
Barton MacLane,
Irving BaconRoles Glenn Miller
Rating72%
The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II. Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller's courtship and marriage to Helen Burger (June Allyson), and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller., 1h52
Directed by George CukorOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on plays,
Films about marriageActors Cary Grant,
Katharine Hepburn,
James Stewart,
Ruth Hussey,
John Howard,
Roland YoungRoles Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
Rating78%
Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is a wealthy Main Line Philadelphia socialite who had divorced C. K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), a member of her social set, because he did not measure up to her exacting standards, due to his alcoholism and Tracy's lack of faith in him, which exacerbated his condition. She is about to marry nouveau riche "man of the people" George Kittredge (John Howard)., 1h44
Directed by Henry KosterOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
FantasyThemes Films about animals,
Medical-themed films,
Théâtre,
Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre,
Films about psychiatry,
Films based on plays,
Films set in psychiatric hospitals,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors James Stewart,
Josephine Hull,
Charles Drake,
Peggy Dow,
Cecil Kellaway,
Fess ParkerRoles Elwood P. Dowd
Rating78%
Elwood P. Dowd (Stewart) is a middle-aged, amiable (and somewhat eccentric) individual whose best friend is an invisible 6' 3.5" tall rabbit named Harvey. As described by Dowd, Harvey is a pooka, a benign but mischievous creature from Celtic mythology who is especially fond of social outcasts (like Elwood). Elwood has driven his sister and niece (who live with him and crave normality and a place in society) to distraction by introducing everyone he meets to his friend, Harvey. His family seems to be unsure whether Dowd's obsession with Harvey is a product of his (admitted) propensity to drink or perhaps mental illness.