John Cromwell

★ Directing #1,459

1886 - 1979 (age 92) • Directing

Born: 12/23/1886 in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Died: 9/26/1979 (age 92)

Known for: Directing

John Cromwell

★ Directing #1,459

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.

Known For

3 Women

71%

Mr. Rose

1977

Dead Reckoning

69%

Director

1946

Of Human Bondage

65%

Director

1934

Caged

71%

Director

1950

In Name Only

70%

Director

1939

Little Lord Fauntleroy

68%

Director

1936

The Prisoner of Zenda

75%

Director

1937

Since You Went Away

66%

Director

1944

A Wedding

63%

Bishop Martin

1978

3 Women

71%

Mr. Rose

1977

A Matter of Morals

100%

Director

1961

The Scavengers

75%

Director

1959

New York Confidential

100%

Director

1959

The Goddess

60%

Director

1958

Top Secret Affair

49%

General Daniel A. Grimshaw

1957

The Racket

63%

Director

1951

The Company She Keeps

62%

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1951

The Company She Keeps

62%

Director

1951

Caged

71%

Director

1950

Studio One

54%

Senator Harvey Rogers

1948

Night Song

64%

Director

1948

Night Song

64%

Producer

1948

Dead Reckoning

69%

Director

1946

Anna and the King of Siam

62%

Director

1946

The Enchanted Cottage

74%

Director

1945

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

54%

Director

1945

Guest in the House

49%

Co-Director

1944

Since You Went Away

66%

Director

1944

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

72%

Director

1942

So Ends Our Night

63%

Director

1941

Victory

90%

Director

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

69%

John Brown (uncredited)

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

69%

Director

1940

In Name Only

70%

Director

1939

Made for Each Other

61%

Director

1939

Algiers

64%

Director

1938