Writing
Jo Swerling
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1961, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Gone with the Wind87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Mystery2.6, average 4.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Melodrama 3
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- 1930s Romance 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Character Study 2
- Golden Age Cinema 2
- Classic Hollywood Drama 2
- Sentimental Romance 2
- Tragic Love Story 2
- Classic Hollywood Melodrama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jack HoltActorDirigible, The Defense Rests, The Woman I Stole, Hell's Island, Behind the Mask, +3 more- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerDirigible, Forbidden, Rain or Shine, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, +2 more
Walter ConnollyActorEast of Fifth Avenue, Once to Every Woman, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice, +1 more
Viola LawrenceEditorI Am the Law, The Whole Town's Talking, No Greater Glory, Love Me Forever, Man's Castle, +1 more
Ted TetzlaffCinematographerAttorney for the Defense, Hell's Island, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Behind the Mask, Lady by Choice
Frank CapraDirectorDirigible, Forbidden, Rain or Shine, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThe Whole Town's Talking, Sisters Under the Skin, No Greater Glory, As the Devil Commands, Man's Castle
Arthur HohlActorThe Whole Town's Talking, The Defense Rests, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice
Barbara StanwyckActorForbidden, Ten Cents a Dance, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman
Fay WrayActorDirigible, The Woman I Stole, Once to Every Woman, Below the Sea
Leon ShamroyCinematographerLeave Her to Heaven, Made for Each Other, Crash Dive, Confirm or Deny- MMaurice WrightEditorForbidden, Rain or Shine, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman
Movies and TV shows
57Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1960s
1 title · average score 60
GoodWatch score 60Writer
1950s
2 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 77Theatre Play
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
1940s
10 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch score 89Additional Writing
GoodWatch score 81Screenplay
GoodWatch score 81Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 53Story
GoodWatch score 86Screenplay
GoodWatch score 83Writer
GoodWatch score 56Screenplay
Story
GoodWatch score 71Screenplay
1930s
42 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 87Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Writer
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay
GoodWatch score 86Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Adaptation, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay
GoodWatch score 58Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Story, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay, Dialogue
1920s
2 titles
Theatre Play
Writer, Producer