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 3.6
- 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 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Violence3.1, average 4.3
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Melodrama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Classic Hollywood Drama 2
- Golden Age Cinema 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- 1930s Romance 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Moral Dilemmas 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, Rain or Shine, +2 more
Walter ConnollyActorOnce to Every Woman, Washington Merry-Go-Round, East of Fifth Avenue, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice, +1 more
Viola LawrenceEditorThe Whole Town's Talking, I Am the Law, No Greater Glory, Man's Castle, Love Me Forever, +1 more
Ted TetzlaffCinematographerAttorney for the Defense, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Lady by Choice, Behind the Mask, Hell's Island
Frank CapraWriterForbidden, Dirigible, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Rain or Shine- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThe Whole Town's Talking, Sisters Under the Skin, As the Devil Commands, No Greater Glory, Man's Castle
Barbara StanwyckActorForbidden, Ladies of Leisure, Ten Cents a Dance, The Miracle Woman
Fay WrayActorDirigible, The Woman I Stole, Once to Every Woman, Below the Sea
Arthur HohlActorThe Whole Town's Talking, The Defense Rests, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice- MMaurice WrightEditorForbidden, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Rain or Shine
Leon ShamroyCinematographerLeave Her to Heaven, Made for Each Other, Crash Dive, Confirm or Deny
Movies and TV shows
101940s
10 titles · average score 73
89
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Additional Writing
81
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Screenplay
81
Lifeboat (1944)
Screenplay
59
Crash Dive (1943)
Screenplay
86
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Screenplay
83
Blood and Sand (1941)
Writer
56
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Screenplay
New York Town (1941)
Story
71
The Westerner (1940)
Screenplay