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
65/100
- Highest rated
The Whole Town's Talking86/100
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
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- 1930s Romance 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 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, The Wrecker, +3 more- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerForbidden, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Dirigible, Rain or Shine, +2 more
Walter ConnollyActorEast of Fifth Avenue, Once to Every Woman, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice, +1 more
Viola LawrenceEditorThe Whole Town's Talking, I Am the Law, Man's Castle, No Greater Glory, Lady by Choice, +1 more
Frank CapraDirectorForbidden, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Dirigible, Rain or Shine- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerSisters Under the Skin, The Whole Town's Talking, Man's Castle, No Greater Glory, As the Devil Commands
Arthur HohlActorThe Whole Town's Talking, The Defense Rests, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice
Fay WrayActorDirigible, Once to Every Woman, The Woman I Stole, Below the Sea
Barbara StanwyckActorForbidden, Ten Cents a Dance, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman
Ted TetzlaffCinematographerAttorney for the Defense, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Lady by Choice, Behind the Mask- MMaurice WrightEditorForbidden, Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, Rain or Shine
Mary CarlisleActorEast of Fifth Avenue, Once to Every Woman, Doctor Rhythm
Movies and TV shows
56Great
Score 80 to 89
4 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Additional Writing
86
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Screenplay
81
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Screenplay
81
Lifeboat (1944)
Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
4 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Theatre Play
77
Blood and Sand (1941)
Writer
74
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Screenplay
73
Man's Castle (1933)
Screenplay
Decent
Score 60 to 69
19 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Screenplay
68
The Real Glory (1939)
Screenplay
68
I Am the Law (1938)
Writer
66
Double Wedding (1937)
Screenplay
66
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
Story, Screenplay
65
Forbidden (1932)
Screenplay
64
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
Screenplay, Dialogue
64
Crash Dive (1943)
Screenplay
62
The Westerner (1940)
Screenplay
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
9 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Made for Each Other (1939)
Screenplay
59
Thunder in the East (1952)
Screenplay
59
Lady by Choice (1934)
Screenplay
58
Behind the Mask (1932)
Story, Writer
58
Rain or Shine (1930)
Writer
57
Love Affair (1932)
Writer
57
Shopworn (1932)
Dialogue
56
Dirigible (1931)
Screenplay
51
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Screenplay
Not rated yet
20 titles
Not rated yet
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
Screenplay
The Woman I Stole (1933)
Writer
New York Town (1941)
Story
Love Me Forever (1935)
Screenplay
Humor Risk (1921)
Writer, Producer
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
Screenplay
Man Against Woman (1932)
Screenplay
Hell's Island (1930)
Screenplay, Adaptation
Madonna of the Streets (1930)
Screenplay
Sisters Under the Skin (1934)
Screenplay
The Wrecker (1933)
Screenplay