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John Cromwell

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John Cromwell

Born December 23, 1886 in Toledo, Ohio, USADied September 26, 197946 films

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.

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Caged posterFirst watchCaged19507.1A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.View film

Essential films

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Dead Reckoning poster6.9Dead Reckoning1946Of Human Bondage poster6.5Of Human Bondage1934The Prisoner of Zenda poster7.5The Prisoner of Zenda1937In Name Only poster7.0In Name Only1939Little Lord Fauntleroy poster6.8Little Lord Fauntleroy1936Since You Went Away poster6.6Since You Went Away1944Made for Each Other poster6.1Made for Each Other1939

Filmography

46 films as director
  1. 1961A Matter of MoralsDirector
  2. 1959The ScavengersDirector
  3. 1958The GoddessDirector
  4. 1951The RacketDirector
  5. 1951The Company She KeepsDirector
  6. 1950CagedDirector
  7. 1948Night SongDirector
  8. 1946Dead ReckoningDirector
  9. 1946Anna and the King of SiamDirector
  10. 1945The Enchanted CottageDirector
  11. 1945Watchtower Over TomorrowDirector
  12. 1944Since You Went AwayDirector
  13. 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeDirector
  14. 1941So Ends Our NightDirector
  15. 1940VictoryDirector
  16. 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisDirector
  17. 1939In Name OnlyDirector
  18. 1939Made for Each OtherDirector
  19. 1938AlgiersDirector
  20. 1937The Prisoner of ZendaDirector
  21. 1936Banjo on My KneeDirector
  22. 1936To Mary - with LoveDirector
  23. 1936Little Lord FauntleroyDirector
  24. 1935I Dream Too MuchDirector
  25. 1935JalnaDirector
  26. 1935Village TaleDirector
  27. 1934The FountainDirector
  28. 1934Of Human BondageDirector
  29. 1934This Man Is MineDirector
  30. 1934SpitfireDirector
  31. 1933Ann VickersDirector
  32. 1933Double HarnessDirector
  33. 1933The Silver CordDirector
  34. 1933SweepingsDirector
  35. 1932The World and the FleshDirector
  36. 1931Rich Man's FollyDirector
  37. 1931The Vice SquadDirector
  38. 1931UnfaithfulDirector
  39. 1931Scandal SheetDirector
  40. 1930Tom SawyerDirector
  41. 1930For the DefenseDirector
  42. 1930The TexanDirector
  43. 1930Street of ChanceDirector
  44. 1929The MightyDirector
  45. 1929The Dance of LifeDirector
  46. 1929Close HarmonyDirector