John Cromwell

John Cromwell

1886-12-23 Toledo, Ohio, USA 55 Credits

Biography

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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A Wedding

A Wedding

1978

as Bishop Martin

6.3
Acting

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as...

3 Women

3 Women

1977

as Mr. Rose

7.2
Acting

Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates.

A Matter of Morals

A Matter of Morals

1961

Director

Directing

Alan Kennebeck is unable to accept a brief, realistic romance for what it is. Eventually it leads to his complete moral downfall. Triggered by the fac...

The Scavengers

The Scavengers

1959

Director

5.0
Directing

A former smuggler finds his missing wife in Hong Kong. Marion has fallen in with a bad crowd and is involved with narcotics and stolen government bon...

The Goddess

The Goddess

1958

Director

6.0
Directing

A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957

as General Daniel A. Grimshaw

4.6
Acting

A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.

The Racket

The Racket

1951

Director

6.3
Directing

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the...

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951

Director

5.9
Directing

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

Caged

Caged

1950

Director

7.1
Directing

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

Night Song

Night Song

1948

Director, Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

A socialite pretends to be poor and blind in her plan to help a blinded pianist.

Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

1946

Director

6.7
Directing

War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publ...

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam

1946

Director

6.1
Directing

In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage

1945

Director

7.4
Directing

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a...

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

1945

Director

5.0
Directing

Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.

Guest in the House

Guest in the House

1944

Co-Director

4.4
Directing

Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother,...

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944

Director

6.5
Directing

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind ...

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

Director

7.2
Directing

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While h...

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

1941

Director

6.2
Directing

An anti-Nazi refugee on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence.

Victory

Victory

1940

Director

Directing

A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as John Brown (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his el...

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Director

7.0
Directing

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his el...

In Name Only

In Name Only

1939

Director

7.0
Directing

A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

Director

6.1
Directing

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

Algiers

Algiers

1938

Director

6.2
Directing

Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. ...

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

Director

7.4
Directing

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king ...

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Director

5.8
Directing

A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

Director

4.5
Directing

Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes successful by 1935. Bill, who loves Mary, works at keepin...

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936

Director

6.7
Directing

An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfathe...

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

1935

Director

5.0
Directing

Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love, ...

Jalna

Jalna

1935

Director

4.8
Directing

A young poet, accompanied by his new bride, returns home to his large family at their Canadian farm.

Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

Director

4.5
Directing

The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy.

The Fountain

The Fountain

1934

Director

9.8
Directing

Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von ...

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934

Director

6.5
Directing

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine

1934

Director

5.5
Directing

The seemingly happy relationship between Tony and Jim is threatened when his manipulative, seductive former fiancee visits.

Spitfire

Spitfire

1934

Director

5.4
Directing

Dirt-poor mountain girl Trigger Hicks is a loner. Her faith-healing is mistaken for witchcraft by the community. She falls for an engineer building a ...

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

as Sad Faced Doughboy (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge...

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

Director

5.9
Directing

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge...

Double Harness

Double Harness

1933

Director

6.7
Directing

After tricking him into marriage, a woman tries to win the love of her philandering husband.

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

1933

Director

7.1
Directing

A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well a...

Sweepings

Sweepings

1933

Director

5.8
Directing

Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the busine...

The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh

1932

Director

6.5
Directing

During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brutal Communist revolutionary. He lusts after one of ...

Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

1931

Director

4.5
Directing

The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly...

The Vice Squad

The Vice Squad

1931

Director

7.0
Directing

A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

1931

Director

Directing

In this society drama set in contemporary England, a noblewoman pretends to be an adulteress in order to protect her sister-in-law, who actually is.

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1931

Director

Directing

Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1930

Director

5.5
Directing

The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous ad...

For the Defense

For the Defense

1930

Director

4.8
Directing

William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them o...

The Texan

The Texan

1930

Director

5.8
Directing

Outlaw Llano Kid poses as a rich Mexican widow's son and falls in love with a cousin.

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930

as Imbrie (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay Fra...

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930

Director

6.6
Directing

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay Fra...

The Mighty

The Mighty

1929

as Mr. Jamieson

5.0
Acting

In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their...

The Mighty

The Mighty

1929

Director

5.0
Directing

In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their...

The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

1929

Director

5.5
Directing

A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to save...

Close Harmony

Close Harmony

1929

Director

6.5
Directing

Marjorie, a song-and-dance girl in the stage show of a palatial movie theater, becomes interested in Al West, a warehouse clerk who has put together a...

The Dummy

The Dummy

1929

as Walter Babbing

Acting

The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the p...