Portrait of John Cromwell

Directing

John Cromwell

Career

Active from 1929 to 1977, with a break from 1962 to 1976, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Cromwell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Romantic Drama 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Existential Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 73
A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bishop Martin

3 Women
3 Women (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mr. Rose

1960s

1 title
A Matter of Morals
A Matter of Morals (1961)

Director

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 55
The Scavengers
The Scavengers (1959)

Director

The Goddess
The Goddess (1958)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Top Secret Affair
Top Secret Affair (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as General Daniel A. Grimshaw

The Racket
The Racket (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Caged
Caged (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 67
Night Song
Night Song (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Senator Harvey Rogers

Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Guest in the House
Guest in the House (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

Co-Director

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as John Brown (uncredited)

Victory
Victory (1940)

Director

1930s

27 titles ยท average score 62
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

In Name Only
In Name Only (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much (1935)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage (1934)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Spitfire
Spitfire (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Double Harness
Double Harness (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sad Faced Doughboy (uncredited)

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 62
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Mighty
The Mighty (1929)

as Mr. Jamieson

Close Harmony
Close Harmony (1929)

Director

The Dummy
The Dummy (1929)

as Walter Babbing