Writing
John Howard Lawson
- Titles
- 26movies
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1957, busiest in 1930 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Sahara73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Historical Setting 2
- World War II 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Zoltan KordaDirectorSahara, Cry, the Beloved Country, Counter-Attack
John MiljanActorOur Blushing Brides, The Sea Bat
Charley GrapewinActorEarthbound, Party Wire
Alan HaleActorAction in the North Atlantic, Algiers
Humphrey BogartActorAction in the North Atlantic, Sahara
Andrea LeedsActorThey Shall Have Music, Earthbound
James Wong HoweCinematographerAlgiers, Counter-Attack
Rudolph MatéCinematographerSahara, Blockade
Bess MeredythWriterOur Blushing Brides, The Sea Bat- IIra H. MorganCinematographerThe Ship from Shanghai, The Sea Bat
Alfred NewmanComposerThey Shall Have Music, Earthbound- CCharles NelsonEditorSahara, Counter-Attack
Movies and TV shows
201950s
2 titles · average score 65
The Careless Years (1957)
Screenplay
1940s
6 titles · average score 67
62
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Screenplay
64
Counter-Attack (1945)
Screenplay
70
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Screenplay
73
Sahara (1943)
Screenplay
Earthbound (1940)
Writer
Four Sons (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
11 titles · average score 60
65
They Shall Have Music (1939)
Screenplay
64
Algiers (1938)
Screenplay
55
Blockade (1938)
Writer
61
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
Adaptation
73
Party Wire (1935)
Screenplay
51
Success at Any Price (1934)
Theatre Play, Screenplay
Good-bye Love (1933)
Writer
60
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Writer, Dialogue
49
The Sea Bat (1930)
Writer
The Ship from Shanghai (1930)
Screenplay
1920s
1 title · average score 65
65
Dynamite (1929)
Dialogue