Directing
John Cromwell
- Titles
- 52movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1929 to 1977, with a break from 1962 to 1976, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 47titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Fountain93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Class Conflict 4
- Romantic Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Sentimental 3
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Slow Burn 2
- Family Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- GGeorge Nichols Jr.EditorScandal Sheet, Double Harness, The Mighty, The Dance of Life, The Silver Cord, +3 more
Max SteinerComposerSince You Went Away, Caged, Of Human Bondage, Little Lord Fauntleroy, I Dream Too Much, +3 more- WWilliam MorganEditorOf Human Bondage, I Dream Too Much, This Man Is Mine, Spitfire, The Fountain, +2 more
Roy WebbComposerIn Name Only, The Enchanted Cottage, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, This Man Is Mine, Top Secret Affair, +1 more
Jane MurfinWriterThis Man Is Mine, Double Harness, Spitfire, The Silver Cord, The Fountain, +1 more
Kay JohnsonActorSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake, Of Human Bondage, This Man Is Mine, Jalna, Village Tale
Kay FrancisActorIn Name Only, Scandal Sheet, Street of Chance, For the Defense, The Vice Squad
Charles LangCinematographerStreet of Chance, Tom Sawyer, For the Defense, Unfaithful, The Vice Squad- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerIn Name Only, Double Harness, The Mighty, The Dance of Life, Close Harmony
- DDavid AbelCinematographerI Dream Too Much, This Man Is Mine, Rich Man's Folly, Scandal Sheet, Ann Vickers
George BancroftActorRich Man's Folly, The World and the Flesh, Scandal Sheet, The Mighty
Irene DunneActorAnna and the King of Siam, This Man Is Mine, The Silver Cord, Ann Vickers
Movies and TV shows
531970s
2 titles · average score 70
66
A Wedding (1978)
as Bishop Martin
74
3 Women (1977)
as Mr. Rose
1960s
1 title
A Matter of Morals (1961)
Director
1950s
7 titles · average score 63
The Scavengers (1959)
Director
63
The Goddess (1958)
Director
54
Top Secret Affair (1957)
as General Daniel A. Grimshaw
The Arena (1956)
as Senator Harvey Rogers
65
The Racket (1951)
Director
61
The Company She Keeps (1951)
Director
73
Caged (1950)
Director
1940s
12 titles · average score 65
63
Night Song (1948)
Director, Producer
63
Studio One (1948)
TV show · as Senator Harvey Rogers
69
Dead Reckoning (1946)
Director
74
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Director
70
Since You Went Away (1944)
Director
53
Guest in the House (1944)
Co-Director
65
So Ends Our Night (1941)
Director
71
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as John Brown (uncredited)
Victory (1940)
Director
1930s
27 titles · average score 63
62
Made for Each Other (1939)
Director
69
In Name Only (1939)
Director
64
Algiers (1938)
Director
75
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Director
70
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Director
59
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
Director
51
I Dream Too Much (1935)
Director
67
Of Human Bondage (1934)
Director
57
This Man Is Mine (1934)
Director
54
Spitfire (1934)
Director
67
Double Harness (1933)
Director
70
The Silver Cord (1933)
Director
1920s
4 titles
The Mighty (1929)
as Mr. Jamieson
Close Harmony (1929)
Director
The Dummy (1929)
as Walter Babbing
The Dance of Life (1929)
Director