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John G. Blystone(1892-1938)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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John G. Blystone
John G. Blystone was born on 2 December 1892 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Men on Call (1930), The Big Party (1930) and Our Hospitality (1923). He was married to Gwendolyn Davis. He died on 6 August 1938 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornDecember 2, 1892
DiedAugust 6, 1938(45)
BornDecember 2, 1892
DiedAugust 6, 1938(45)
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Known for

Mae Clarke, William Harrigan, and Edmund Lowe in Men on Call (1930)
Men on Call
  • Director
  • 1930
Sue Carol, Richard Keene, and Dixie Lee in The Big Party (1930)
The Big Party
6.5
  • Director(as J. G. Blystone)
  • 1930
Buster Keaton, Buster Keaton Jr., Joe Keaton, and Natalie Talmadge in Our Hospitality (1923)
Our Hospitality
7.7
  • Director(as Jack Blystone)
  • 1923
Madge Bellamy in Ankles Preferred (1927)
Ankles Preferred
3.7
  • Director
  • 1927

Credits

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Director

  • Oliver Hardy, John G. Blystone, Patricia Ellis, James Finlayson, Billy Gilbert, Minna Gombell, Stan Laurel, and Hal Roach in Block-Heads (1938)
    Block-Heads
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Oliver Hardy, Felix Adler, Eric Blore, John G. Blystone, Richard Flournoy, Walter Woolf King, Stan Laurel, Charlie Melson, Grete Natzler, Jean Negulesco, James Parrott, Hal Roach, and Charley Rogers in Swiss Miss (1938)
    Swiss Miss
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Joan Fontaine and Nino Martini in Music for Madame (1937)
    Music for Madame
    5.9
    • Director (as John Blystone)
    • 1937
  • Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, and Charles Winninger in Woman Chases Man (1937)
    Woman Chases Man
    6.5
    • Director (as John Blystone)
    • 1937
  • Terry Walker, James Ellison, and Paul Harvey in 23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937)
    23 1/2 Hours Leave
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, and Victor McLaglen in The Magnificent Brute (1936)
    The Magnificent Brute
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1936
  • James Cagney, Mae Clarke, and Douglas MacLean in Great Guy (1936)
    Great Guy
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Jane Withers in Little Miss Nobody (1936)
    Little Miss Nobody
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Jackie Searl and Jane Withers in Gentle Julia (1936)
    Gentle Julia
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Bad Boy (1935)
    Bad Boy
    6.5
    • Director (as John Blystone)
    • 1935
  • Will Rogers, Kent Taylor, and Evelyn Venable in The County Chairman (1935)
    The County Chairman
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Warner Baxter in Hell in the Heavens (1934)
    Hell in the Heavens
    7.0
    • Director (as John Blystone)
    • 1934
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Change of Heart (1934)
    Change of Heart
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Frances Dee and Gene Raymond in Coming Out Party (1934)
    Coming Out Party
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Lilian Harvey in My Lips Betray (1933)
    My Lips Betray
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1933

Additional Crew

  • Hughie Mack in Pearls and Girls (1918)
    Pearls and Girls
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1918
  • The Donkey Did It (1918)
    The Donkey Did It
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1918
  • Ash-Can Alley
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1918
  • Ray Godfrey and Mack Swain in Home Run Ambrose (1918)
    Home Run Ambrose
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1918
  • The Torpedo Pirates
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1918
  • Merta Sterling in Cannibals and Carnivals (1918)
    Cannibals and Carnivals
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1918
  • Hero for a Minute (1917)
    Hero for a Minute
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • The Kid Snatchers (1917)
    The Kid Snatchers
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • Merta Sterling in Deep Seas and Desperate Deeds (1917)
    Deep Seas and Desperate Deeds
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • The Joy Riders (1917)
    The Joy Riders
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • Hughie Mack in Hula, Hula Hughie (1917)
    Hula, Hula Hughie
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • Double Dukes (1917)
    Double Dukes
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • Even as Him and Her (1917)
    Even as Him and Her
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • Fat and Furious
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917
  • Vamping Reuben's Millions
    Short
    • supervisor
    • 1917

Producer

  • Warner Baxter, Joan Breslau, Frankie Darro, and Marian Nixon in Amateur Daddy (1932)
    Amateur Daddy
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Mae Clarke, William Harrigan, and Edmund Lowe in Men on Call (1930)
    Men on Call
    • associate producer
    • 1930
  • Sue Carol, Richard Keene, and Dixie Lee in The Big Party (1930)
    The Big Party
    6.5
    • producer (as J. G. Blystone)
    • 1930
  • Warner Baxter, Mary Duncan, and Edmund Lowe in Thru Different Eyes (1929)
    Thru Different Eyes
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Tom Mix in Hard Boiled (1926)
    Hard Boiled
    8.2
    • producer (as J. G. Blystone)
    • 1926
  • Tom Mix in The Everlasting Whisper (1925)
    The Everlasting Whisper
    • producer (as J. G. Blystone)
    • 1925
  • Billie Dove, Tom Mix, Ann Pennington, and Tony the Horse in The Lucky Horseshoe (1925)
    The Lucky Horseshoe
    5.2
    • producer (as J. G. Blystone)
    • 1925
  • Tom Mix, Kathleen Myers, and Black Bess the Horse in Dick Turpin (1925)
    Dick Turpin
    5.8
    • producer (as J.G. Blystone)
    • 1925
  • Hey, Doctor! (1918)
    Hey, Doctor!
    Short
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Ambrose and His Widow
    Short
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Ambrose, the Lion Hearted
    Short
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Ray Godfrey and Mack Swain in Ambrose's Icy Love (1918)
    Ambrose's Icy Love
    Short
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Chicken Chased and Henpecked
    Short
    • supervising producer (as J. G. Blystone)
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. G. Blystone
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • December 2, 1892
    • Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • August 6, 1938
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Gwendolyn DavisJuly 7, 1915 - August 6, 1938 (his death, 2 children)
  • Relatives
      Jasper Blystone(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Died suddenly just four days after he finished supervising the final cut of the Laurel & Hardy feature Block-Heads (1938). The film was released two weeks after his death.
  • Nicknames
    • Jack
    • J.G. Blystone

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