Writing
Jo Swerling
- Titles
- 54movies
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1961, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Leave Her to Heaven75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Romance6.7average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Scare1.3, 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
- Historical Setting 2
- Classic Hollywood Drama 2
- Golden Age Cinema 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- 1930s Romance 2
- Nostalgic Charm 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
Walter ConnollyActorMan's Castle, Once to Every Woman, Lady by Choice, Washington Merry-Go-Round, East of Fifth Avenue, +1 more- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerThe Miracle Woman, Ladies of Leisure, Forbidden, Rain or Shine, Below the Sea, +1 more
Viola LawrenceEditorI Am the Law, The Whole Town's Talking, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice, No Greater Glory, +1 more
Frank CapraDirectorThe Miracle Woman, Dirigible, Ladies of Leisure, Forbidden, Rain or Shine
Arthur HohlActorThe Whole Town's Talking, Man's Castle, Lady by Choice, The Defense Rests
Fay WrayActorDirigible, The Woman I Stole, Once to Every Woman, Below the Sea
Barbara StanwyckActorThe Miracle Woman, Ten Cents a Dance, Ladies of Leisure, Forbidden
Ted TetzlaffCinematographerLady by Choice, Attorney for the Defense, Washington Merry-Go-Round, Behind the Mask- JJoseph H. AugustCinematographerThe Whole Town's Talking, Man's Castle, As the Devil Commands, No Greater Glory
- MMaurice WrightEditorThe Miracle Woman, Ladies of Leisure, Forbidden, Rain or Shine
Clarence MuseActorDirigible, Rain or Shine, Man Against Woman
Movies and TV shows
53Upcoming
1 title
Guys and Dolls
Book
1960s
1 title · average score 58
1950s
2 titles · average score 63
68
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Theatre Play
58
Thunder in the East (1952)
Screenplay
1940s
9 titles · average score 66
75
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Screenplay
74
Lifeboat (1944)
Screenplay
63
Crash Dive (1943)
Screenplay
75
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Screenplay
65
Blood and Sand (1941)
Writer
51
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Screenplay
New York Town (1941)
Story
71
The Westerner (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
38 titles · average score 64
62
Made for Each Other (1939)
Screenplay
64
The Real Glory (1939)
Screenplay
65
I Am the Law (1938)
Writer
67
Double Wedding (1937)
Screenplay
64
Lady by Choice (1934)
Screenplay
69
Man's Castle (1933)
Screenplay
67
Forbidden (1932)
Screenplay
57
Love Affair (1932)
Writer
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Screenplay
66
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
Story, Screenplay
59
Dirigible (1931)
Screenplay
64
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
Screenplay, Dialogue
1920s
2 titles
Melody Lane (1929)
Theatre Play
Humor Risk (1921)
Writer, Producer