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John Cromwell

John Cromwell

John Cromwell

1886-12-23

Toledo, Ohio, USA

DIRECTING

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.

Best known for:

3 Women

Dead Reckoning

Of Human Bondage

Caged

In Name Only

Little Lord Fauntleroy

The Prisoner of Zenda

A Wedding

Since You Went Away

Made for Each Other

Algiers

Anna and the King of Siam

The Racket

The Enchanted Cottage

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Double Harness

Guest in the House

The Company She Keeps

I Dream Too Much

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Spitfire

Banjo on My Knee

Studio One

The Dance of Life

For the Defense

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Filmography:

The Dance of Life (1929)
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Director
Close Harmony (1929)
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Director
The Mighty (1929)
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Mr. Jamieson
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Director
The Dummy (1929)
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Walter Babbing
Tom Sawyer (1930)
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Director
Street of Chance (1930)
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Imbrie (uncredited)
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Director
For the Defense (1930)
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Director
The Texan (1930)
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Director

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Scandal Sheet (1931)
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Director
The Vice Squad (1931)
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Director
Unfaithful (1931)
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Director
Rich Man's Folly (1931)
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Director
The World and the Flesh (1932)
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Director
Ann Vickers (1933)
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Sad Faced Doughboy (uncredited)
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Director
The Silver Cord (1933)
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Director
Double Harness (1933)
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Director

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Sweepings (1933)
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Director
Spitfire (1934)
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Director
Of Human Bondage (1934)
5.2
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This Man Is Mine (1934)
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Director
The Fountain (1934)
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Jalna (1935)
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Director
Village Tale (1935)
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Director
I Dream Too Much (1935)
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Director
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
5.4
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Director
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
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Director
To Mary - with Love (1936)
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Director
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
6.1
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Director
Algiers (1938)
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Director
Made for Each Other (1939)
4.7
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Director
In Name Only (1939)
5.7
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
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John Brown (uncredited)
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Director
Victory (1940)
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Director
So Ends Our Night (1941)
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Director
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
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Director
Guest in the House (1944)
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Co-Director
Since You Went Away (1944)
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Director
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
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Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
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Dead Reckoning (1946)
5.4
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
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Director
Studio One (1948)
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Senator Harvey Rogers
Night Song (1948)
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Director, Producer
Caged (1950)
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Director
The Racket (1951)
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Director
The Company She Keeps (1951)
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Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Director
Top Secret Affair (1957)
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General Daniel A. Grimshaw
The Goddess (1958)
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Director
New York Confidential (1959)
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Director
The Scavengers (1959)
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Director
A Matter of Morals (1961)
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Director
3 Women (1977)
5.9
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Rose
A Wedding (1978)
4.9
APPEREAD AS:
Bishop Martin