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Directing
John Cromwell
Born: 1886-12-23 in Toledo, Ohio, USA
Elwood Dager Cromwell, known as John Cromwell, was an American film and stage director and actor. His films spanned the early days of sound to 1950s film noir, when his directing career was cut short by the Hollywood blacklist.
Rated Filmography (45)
Sorted by Score
10.0
Scandal Sheet
1931

9.0
Victory
1940

8.9
The Fountain
1934

7.7
The World and the Flesh
1932

7.5
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937

7.5
The Scavengers
1959

7.4
The Enchanted Cottage
1945

7.3
The Silver Cord
1933

7.3
Village Tale
1935

7.2
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942

7.1
Caged
1950

7.0
In Name Only
1939

7.0
Unfaithful
1931

6.9
Dead Reckoning
1946

6.9
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940

6.8
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936

6.8
The Vice Squad
1931

6.8
Street of Chance
1930

6.8
Close Harmony
1929

6.6
Since You Went Away
1944

6.5
Double Harness
1933

6.5
Of Human Bondage
1934

6.4
Algiers
1938

6.4
Night Song
1948

6.3
So Ends Our Night
1941

6.3
The Racket
1951

6.3
Tom Sawyer
1930

6.2
Anna and the King of Siam
1946

6.2
The Company She Keeps
1951

6.1
Made for Each Other
1939

6.1
The Texan
1930

6.0
The Goddess
1958

6.0
The Mighty
1929

5.9
This Man Is Mine
1934

5.8
The Dance of Life
1929

5.8
Banjo on My Knee
1936

5.8
Ann Vickers
1933

5.8
Sweepings
1933

5.7
To Mary - with Love
1936

5.7
For the Defense
1930

5.4
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945

5.4
I Dream Too Much
1935

5.3
Spitfire
1934

5.3
Rich Man's Folly
1931

5.1
Jalna
1935