Portrait of James Cruze

Directing

James Cruze

Career

Active from 1911 to 1938, busiest in 1912 with 26 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Cruze Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 10
  • Silent Film 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Silent Film Era 4
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Literature Adaptation 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

153
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

22 titles · average score 60
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

Director

Prison Nurse
Prison Nurse (1938)

Director

The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold (1936)

Director

Two-Fisted
Two-Fisted (1935)

Director

David Harum
David Harum (1934)

Director

Their Big Moment
Their Big Moment (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch (1933)

Director

I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Washington Merry-Go-Round
Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

Executive Producer, Director

1920s

46 titles · average score 62
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

A Man's Man
A Man's Man (1929)

Director

The Duke Steps Out
The Duke Steps Out (1929)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Producer

The Mating Call
The Mating Call (1928)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides (1926)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

The End of the World
The End of the World (1925)

Story

Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies (1924)

Director, Producer

Leap Year
Leap Year (1924)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon (1923)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Hollywood
Hollywood (1923)

Director

Gasoline Gus
Gasoline Gus (1921)

Director

Terror Island
Terror Island (1920)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

1910s

85 titles · average score 56
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Roaring Road
The Roaring Road (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Valley of the Giants
The Valley of the Giants (1919)

Director

Johnny Get Your Gun
Johnny Get Your Gun (1919)

as The Duke of Bullconia

An Adventure in Hearts
An Adventure in Hearts (1919)

Director

Zudora
Zudora (1914)

as Hassam Ali / Jim Baird, Reporter

The Million Dollar Mystery
The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)

as Jim Norton - Newspaper Reporter

Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser (1913)

as Tannhauser

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde

The Cry of the Children
The Cry of the Children (1912)
GoodWatch score 57

as The working father

Star of Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem (1912)

as Micah / Joseph

She
She (1911)

as Leo Vincey / Kallikrates