John Cromwell
American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979)
1.27body-of-work score · ranked #733 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- December 23, 1887 · Toledo
- Died
- September 26, 1979 · Santa Barbara
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, stage actor, film actor, trade unionist
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 10.451 citation
- 2
1940 · United States · biography, drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1946 #4
0.431 citation - 3
1937 · United States · action, adventure, romance
National Film Registry (inducted 1991)
0.231 citation - 40.171 citation
Complete filmography
All 46 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1929Close Harmony
- 1929The Dance of Life
- 1929The Mighty
- 1930For the Defense
- 1930Street of Chance
- 1930The Texan
- 1930Tom Sawyer
- 1931Rich Man's Folly
- 1931Scandal Sheet
- 1931The Vice Squad
- 1931Unfaithful
- 1932The World and the Flesh
- 1933Ann Vickers
- 1933Double Harness
- 1933Sweepings
- 1933The Silver Cord
- 1934Of Human Bondage
- 1934Spitfire
- 1934The Fountain
- 1934This Man Is Mine
- 1935I Dream Too Much
- 1935Jalna
- 1935Village Tale
- 1936Banjo on My Knee
- 1936Little Lord Fauntleroy
- 1936To Mary - with Love
- 1937The Prisoner of Zenda
- 1938Algiers
- 1938Made for Each Other
- 1938The Adventures of Marco Polo
- 1939In Name Only
- 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- 1940Victory
- 1941So Ends Our Night
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
- 1944Since You Went Away
- 1945The Enchanted Cottage
- 1946Anna and the King of Siam
- 1947Dead Reckoning
- 1948Night Song
- 1950Caged
- 1951The Company She Keeps
- 1951The Racket
- 1958The Goddess
- 1959The Scavengers
- 1961A Matter of Morals