John Stuart (actor)

John Stuart
Born	John Alfred Louden Croall 18 July 1898 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Died	London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor

John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall (18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979), was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

His first talkie Kitty (1929) was a successful production. His last role was in the film Superman (1978), as a Kryptonian elder.

He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

His son Jonathan Croall is writing a book about the screen idols of the 1920s, including John Stuart. In a Guardian article 11 February 2012, "My dad, the silent film star", Jonathan Croall writes a tribute to his father, which offers much personal and professional background.

Filmography

• The Lights of Home (1920)
• Her Son (1920)
• The Great Gay Road (1920)
• Land of My Fathers (1921)
• Sinister Street (1922)
• A Sporting Double (1922)
• The Little Mother (1922)
• If Four Walls Told (1922)
• Constant Hot Water (1923)
• The School for Scandal (1923)
• Little Miss Nobody (1923)
• The Reverse of the Medal (1923)
• This Freedom (1923)
• The Mistletoe Bough (1923)
• The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923)
• Her Redemption (1924)
• The Alley of Golden Hearts (1924)
• His Grace Gives Notice (1924)
• A Daughter of Love (1925)
• Parted (1925)
• We Women (1925)
• Venetian Lovers (1925)
• The Pleasure Garden (1925)
• Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1926)
• London Love (1926)
• Roses of Picardy (1927)
• The Glad Eye (1927)
• The Flight Commander (1927)
• Hindle Wakes (1927)
• A Woman in Pawn (1927)
• Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928)
• Smashing Through (1929)
• Sailors Don't Care (1928)
• Yacht of the Seven Sins (1928)
• High Seas (1929)
• Kitty (1929)
• Taxi for Two (1929)
• Atlantic (1929)
• Elstree Calling (1930)
• No Exit (1930)
• The Nipper (1930)
• Kissing Cup's Race (1930)
• Children of Chance (1930)
• Hindle Wakes (1931)
• Verdict of the Sea (1932)
• In a Monastery Garden (1932)
• Number Seventeen (1932)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
• The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)
• Men of Steel (1932)
• Love's Old Sweet Song (1933)
• Naughty Cinderella (1933)
• Home, Sweet Home (1933)
• Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo (1933)
• Little Fella (1933)
• The Lost Chord (1933)
• Head of the Family (1933)
• Mayfair Girl (1933)
• Enemy of the Police (1933)
• The Wandering Jew (1933)
• This Week of Grace (1933)
• The House of Trent (1933)
• The Black Abbot (1934)
• Bella Donna (1934)
• The Four Masked Men (1934)
• The Pointing Finger (1934)
• Blind Justice (1934)
• Grand Prix (1934)
• The Blue Squadron (1934)
• The Green Pack (1934)
• Lend Me Your Husband (1935)
• D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935)
• Royal Cavalcade (1935)
• Once a Thief (1935)
• Abdul the Damned (1935)
• Reasonable Doubt (1936)
• The Secret Voice (1936)
• Talking Feet (1937)
• The Elder Brother (1937)
• Pearls Bring Tears (1937)
• The Show Goes On (1937)
• The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)
• Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
• The Seventh Survivor (1941)
• Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941)
• Ships with Wings (1941)
• Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
• The Big Blockade (1942)
• The Missing Million (1942)
• Banana Ridge (1942)
• Hard Steel (1942)
• Flying Fortress (1942)
• Women Aren't Angels (1943)
• Candles at Nine (1944)
• Headline (1944)
• Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
• The Phantom Shot (1947)
• Mine Own Executioner (1947)
• Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)
• Escape from Broadmoor (1948, short)
• House of Darkness (1948)
• Third Time Lucky (1949)
• The Temptress (1949)
• Man on the Run (1949)
• The Man from Yesterday (1949)
• The Magic Box (1951)
• Mr. Denning Drives North (1952)
• The Ringer (1952)
• Mantrap (1953)
• Street Corner (1953)
• Four Sided Triangle (1953)
• Front Page Story (1954)
• The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
• It's a Great Day (1955)
• The Gilded Cage (1955)
• Alias John Preston (1955)
• Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
• Tons of Trouble (1956)
• Raiders of the River (1956)
• Eyewitness (1956)
• The Last Man to Hang? (1956)
• Quatermass 2 (1957)
• The Naked Truth (1957)
• The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
• Blood of the Vampire (1958)
• Chain of Events (1958)
• Further Up the Creek (1958)
• The Secret Man (1958)
• Too Many Crooks (1959)
• The Mummy (1959)
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
• Bottoms Up (1960)
• Village of the Damned (1960)
• Compelled (1960)
• Pit of Darkness (1961)
• Danger by My Side (1962)
• Paranoiac (1963)
• The Scarlet Blade (1964)
• Young Winston (1972)
• Royal Flash (1975)
• Superman (1978)

External links

• John Stuart at the Internet Movie Database
• John Stuart at Find a Grave