Sign up
J

Writing

John Cresswell

Career

Active from 1950 to 1972, with a break from 1958 to 1970, busiest in 1956 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cast a Dark Shadow
Cast a Dark Shadow
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Cresswell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles · average score 68
Naked In The Sun
Naked In The Sun (1957)

Writer

Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Port Afrique
Port Afrique (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Cast a Dark Shadow
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Adventure in the Hopfields
Adventure in the Hopfields (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Three's Company
Three's Company (1953)

Writer

So Little Time
So Little Time (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Woman in Question
The Woman in Question (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay