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After the Thin Man (1936): Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart…; That great American screen coupling, William Powell and Myrna Loy, forgo their New Year's celebrations to wittily dissect another murder mystery. A…
Made for Each Other (1938): Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. James Stewart, Carole Lombard; Couple James Stewart and Carole Lombard test their marriage vows through a patch of misfortune in this finely acted soap.
You Can't Take It with You (1938): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur; Sentimental comedy from the James Stewart/Frank Capra camp, and something of a classic. Wealthy, straight–laced Jimmy falls for Jean Arthur,…
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur; Another brilliant comic parable from Frank Capra, in the wake of MR. DEEDS. The endearing Jimmy Stewart plays a young idealist who discovers the…
Destry Rides Again (1939): Dir. George Marshall
Feat. James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Una Merkel; James Stewart is once again a mild–mannered law–man while Marlene Dietrich makes her most sensational Hollywood turn as exotic saloon…
Philadelphia Story, The (1940): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart; A second marriage for a stuffy heiress is threatened by scandal. A witty, sparkling romantic farce with golden trio – Katharine Hepburn, Cary…
Shop Around the Corner, The (1940): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan…; One for the pantheon of romantic–comedy this, directed by the illustrious Ernst Lubitsch (of the famed 'Lubitsch touch') and excelling in its…
Mortal Storm, The (1940): Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young…; Drama set in Germany in 1933, following a group of people as they contend with the rise of the Nazi Party and the effect it has on their lives. James…
Ziegfeld Girl (1941): Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr…; A star–sudded MGM musical melodrama featuring musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley, highlighted by "You Stepped Out of a Dream". Set in the…
It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart; A down–on–his–luck Jimmy Stewart is rescued from suicide by a Guardian Angel who shows him the virtues of his life gone by. This…
Rope (1948): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger; A perverse comedy about a couple of gay men who murder a friend for the thrill of it, then throw a party with the body hidden in a cabinet. Hitch's…
Call Northside 777 (1948): Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Conte…; An enjoyable 'noir' yarn, based on the true story of a man unjustly imprisoned for the murder of a policeman in 1930s Chicago. Jimmie Stewart…
Harvey (1950): Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. James Stewart; Jimmy Stewart's personal favourite role is his middle–aged drunk who has a six–foot rabbit friend that only he can see. From Mary Chase's…
Broken Arrow (1950): Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget; This influenced a trend in offering a more sympathetic view of Indian culture. James Stewart is amiable as always as an army scout who arbitrates…
Winchester '73 (1950): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Shelley Winters; Lean, mean, and superbly photographed, this helped repopularise the Western in the '50s. Stewart wins a rare 'perfect' rifle, which is subsequently…
No Highway in the Sky (1951): Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns…; Early disaster pic has Stewart as an aeronautical engineer convinced that a new model of airplane is doomed to disaster due to metal fatigue, and…
Greatest Show On Earth, The (1952): Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. James Stewart, Charlton Heston; Roll up for an Oscar–winning spectacle from Hollywood's greatest showmeister. The big–top excitement features a tent–load of stars.
Bend of the River (1952): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Rock Hudson…; A gritty and compelling showdown on the Oregon Trail between settler James Stewart and double–crosser Arthur Kennedy. Beautiful Rocky Mountain…
Naked Spur, The (1953): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan…; Cited as one of the Great Westerns; a tough, hard little film about self–styled bounty hunter Stewart trying to capture Ryan, who stirs tension…
Thunder Bay (1953): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland…; Stewart and Mann swap horses for oil–rigs – though its still very much a western – in this brawny adventure set in the Gulf of…
Rear Window (1954): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, Grace Kelly; Convalescing photographer Jimmy Stewart observes what may have been a murder in an opposing apartment. A Hitchcock must.
Glenn Miller Story, The (1954): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, June Allyson, Louis Armstrong…; A creditable star–biography of the big–band leader and trombonist, which, verging on the overly sentimental, is saved by its reverance to…
Far Country, The (1954): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Walter Brennan; The Yukon Ranges provide the unforgiving backdrop to this prototypical Anthony Mann western, in which James Stewart must battle the elements and…
Man from Laramie, The (1955): Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp…; An angst–ridden James Stewart seeks retribution on arms dealers whose illegal trade resulted in the ambushing of his brother's cavalry patrol.…
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, Doris Day; Hitchcock remakes his 1934 film and generally comes up trumps with James Stewart and Doris Day as the innocent victims of international espionage.…
Spirit of St. Louis (1957): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. James Stewart; Jimmy Stewart embraces the pioneering spirit of Charles Lindberg in this lovingly detailed biography of the first man to cross the Atlantic.
Night Passage (1957): Dir. James Neilson
Feat. James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea…; A 'railroad western' with good guy Stewart defending the tracks against a gang of desperados led by Duryea. Tough cast give some distinction to a…
Vertigo (1958): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes…; Hitchcock at his most daring and surreal weaves a complex tale of neurosis when Jimmy Stewart's detective begins trailing a mysterious woman (Novak).…
Bell, Book and Candle (1958): Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon; Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.
Anatomy of a Murder (1959): Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara…; Smalltown lawyer James Stewart defends a man accused of murdering a suspected rapist. The shifting ambiguities of the case make this more a…

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