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Portrait of Jo Swerling

Writing

Jo Swerling

Titles
56movies
Career

Active from 1921 to 1961, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Jo Swerling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Melodrama 3
  • Golden Age Cinema 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • 1930s Romance 2
  • Classic Hollywood Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
RoleAnyWriting55Production1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s21930s411940s101950s21960s1
GenreAnyDrama39Romance24Comedy14Crime9War6Adventure5Action5Music5Thriller3Family2Mystery1Horror1Fantasy1Western1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1960s

1 title · average score 60

1950s

2 titles · average score 68

1940s

10 titles · average score 73

1930s

41 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch67
No Greater Glory

Screenplay, Adaptation

GoodWatch61
Ladies of Leisure

Screenplay, Dialogue

All 41 titles from the 1930s

1920s

2 titles
Melody Lane

Theatre Play

Humor Risk

Writer, Producer