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
63/100
- Highest rated
In Name Only85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Romantic Drama 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Class Conflict 4
- Coming-of-Age Story 3
- Early Cinema 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Sentimental 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- GGeorge Nichols Jr.EditorThe Dance of Life, Ann Vickers, The Silver Cord, The Mighty, Scandal Sheet, +3 more
Max SteinerComposerSince You Went Away, Caged, Of Human Bondage, I Dream Too Much, Little Lord Fauntleroy, +3 more- WWilliam MorganEditorOf Human Bondage, I Dream Too Much, This Man Is Mine, Spitfire, The Fountain, +2 more
Jane MurfinWriterThis Man Is Mine, Ann Vickers, The Silver Cord, Double Harness, Spitfire, +1 more
Roy WebbComposerAbe Lincoln in Illinois, In Name Only, This Man Is Mine, The Enchanted Cottage, Top Secret Affair, +1 more
Kay FrancisActorIn Name Only, Scandal Sheet, Street of Chance, The Vice Squad, For the Defense
Kay JohnsonActorSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake, Of Human Bondage, This Man Is Mine, Jalna, Village Tale
Charles LangCinematographerStreet of Chance, Tom Sawyer, Unfaithful, The Vice Squad, For the Defense- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerIn Name Only, The Dance of Life, The Mighty, Double Harness, Close Harmony
- DDavid AbelCinematographerI Dream Too Much, This Man Is Mine, Rich Man's Folly, Ann Vickers, Scandal Sheet
Irene DunneActorAnna and the King of Siam, This Man Is Mine, Ann Vickers, The Silver Cord
George BancroftActorThe World and the Flesh, Rich Man's Folly, The Mighty, Scandal Sheet
Movies and TV shows
471960s
1 title
A Matter of Morals (1961)
Director
1950s
5 titles · average score 63
The Scavengers (1959)
Director
62
The Goddess (1958)
Director
65
The Racket (1951)
Director
52
The Company She Keeps (1951)
Director
72
Caged (1950)
Director
1940s
11 titles · average score 64
63
Night Song (1948)
Director, Producer
41
Dead Reckoning (1946)
Director
74
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Director
75
Since You Went Away (1944)
Director
45
Guest in the House (1944)
Co-Director
69
So Ends Our Night (1941)
Director
78
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as John Brown (uncredited)
Victory (1940)
Director
1930s
27 titles · average score 60
59
Made for Each Other (1939)
Director
85
In Name Only (1939)
Director
63
Algiers (1938)
Director
75
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Director
71
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Director
39
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
Director
To Mary - with Love (1936)
Director
45
I Dream Too Much (1935)
Director
67
Of Human Bondage (1934)
Director
57
This Man Is Mine (1934)
Director
65
Double Harness (1933)
Director
60
The Texan (1930)
Director
