Writing
Jo Swerling
- Titles
- 56movies
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1961, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Pride of the Yankees86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.7
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
- Violence3.1, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Melodrama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Classic Hollywood Drama 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- 1930s Romance 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Golden Age Cinema 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jack HoltActorDirigible, The Woman I Stole, The Defense Rests, Hollywood Speaks, Behind the Mask, +3 more- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerForbidden, Dirigible, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Love Me Forever, +2 more
Walter ConnollyActorOnce to Every Woman, East of Fifth Avenue, Man's Castle, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Lady by Choice, +1 more
Viola LawrenceEditorThe Whole Town's Talking, I Am the Law, Man's Castle, No Greater Glory, Love Me Forever, +1 more
Frank CapraDirectorForbidden, Dirigible, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Rain or Shine
Ted TetzlaffCinematographerAttorney for the Defense, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Lady by Choice, Behind the Mask, Hell's Island- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThe Whole Town's Talking, Sisters Under the Skin, Man's Castle, No Greater Glory, As the Devil Commands
Barbara StanwyckActorForbidden, Ten Cents a Dance, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman
Arthur HohlActorThe Whole Town's Talking, The Defense Rests, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice
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, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Rain or Shine
Movies and TV shows
411930s
41 titles · average score 65
59
Made for Each Other (1939)
Screenplay
68
The Real Glory (1939)
Screenplay
69
I Am the Law (1938)
Writer
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
Screenplay
65
Double Wedding (1937)
Screenplay
63
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Screenplay
86
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Screenplay
Love Me Forever (1935)
Screenplay
67
No Greater Glory (1934)
Screenplay, Adaptation
68
The Defense Rests (1934)
Screenplay, Story
63
Once to Every Woman (1934)
Screenplay
61
Lady by Choice (1934)
Screenplay
Sisters Under the Skin (1934)
Screenplay
73
Man's Castle (1933)
Screenplay
63
Below the Sea (1933)
Story, Screenplay
The Woman I Stole (1933)
Writer
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
Screenplay
The Wrecker (1933)
Screenplay
64
Forbidden (1932)
Screenplay
57
Love Affair (1932)
Writer
71
Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
Screenplay
58
Behind the Mask (1932)
Writer, Story
Man Against Woman (1932)
Screenplay
58
Shopworn (1932)
Dialogue
Hollywood Speaks (1932)
Writer
War Correspondent (1932)
Adaptation
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Screenplay
64
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
Story, Screenplay
56
Dirigible (1931)
Screenplay
72
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Adaptation
The Good Bad Girl (1931)
Dialogue
61
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
Screenplay, Dialogue
59
Rain or Shine (1930)
Writer
Madonna of the Streets (1930)
Screenplay
Hell's Island (1930)
Screenplay, Adaptation
Around the Corner (1930)
Dialogue, Story
Ladies Must Play (1930)
Dialogue
Sisters (1930)
Scenario Writer