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
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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
91940s
4 titles · average score 75
84
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Additional Writing
75
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Screenplay
75
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Screenplay
65
Blood and Sand (1941)
Writer
1930s
4 titles · average score 66
62
Made for Each Other (1939)
Screenplay
67
Forbidden (1932)
Screenplay
War Correspondent (1932)
Adaptation
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Screenplay
1920s
1 title
Melody Lane (1929)
Theatre Play