Direction: John Cromwell

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Cromwell. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Caged

1950 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Eleanor Parker · Agnes Moorehead · Ellen Corby · Hope Emerson

Plot Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen (Eleanor Parker) gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. A sympathetic prison head (Agnes Moorehead) tries to help, but...

7.3

710 votes

7.3

710 votes

Dead Reckoning

1947 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Lizabeth Scott · Morris Carnovsky · Charles Cane

Plot After WWII, Rip Murdock's comrade in arms Johnny Drake disappears. Rip tries to track Johnny down and discovers a body burned beyond recognition that could be Johnny's. Rip discovers Johnny...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Ronald Colman · Madeleine Carroll · C. Aubrey Smith · Raymond Massey

Plot An excellent cast and splendid photography make this the definitive film adaptation of Anthony Hope's swashbuckling novel. A British commoner is forced to pose as his cousin, the kidnapped king...

7.2

930 votes

7.2

930 votes

Of Human Bondage

1934 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Leslie Howard · Bette Davis · Frances Dee · Kay Johnson

Plot The interior life of a natural-born introvert is a tricky thing to convey in any story medium, but perhaps nowhere more than in feature films. Fortunately for this 1934 version...

6.8

1K votes

6.8

1K votes

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Tyrone Power · Gene Tierney · George Sanders · Frances Farmer

Plot Cheated out of his estate by his sadistic uncle, young Benjamin Blake goes to the South Seas to make his fortune so he can return to claim his birthright.

6.7

379 votes

6.7

379 votes

The Enchanted Cottage

1945 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Dorothy McGuire · Robert Young · Herbert Marshall · Mildred Natwick

Plot 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...

6.6

150 votes

6.6

150 votes

Since You Went Away

1944 · Movie · 172 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Claudette Colbert · Jennifer Jones · Joseph Cotten · Shirley Temple

Plot While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger, Colonel Smollett, to help make ends meet and dealing...

6.6

433 votes

6.6

433 votes

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

6.5

680 votes

6.5

680 votes

The Racket

1951 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Robert Mitchum · Lizabeth Scott · Robert Ryan · William Talman

Plot The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. There are only two problems: First, Nick is the violent type, preferring to...

6.5

573 votes

6.5

573 votes

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Raymond Massey · Gene Lockhart · Ruth Gordon · Mary Howard

Plot Covers the period from Lincoln's early years as a Kentucky woodsman until his election to the Presidency in 1860. Included are his first love, his marriage, the Illinois law practice...

6.5

105 votes

6.5

105 votes

Algiers

1938 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Charles Boyer · Sigrid Gurie · Hedy Lamarr · Joseph Calleia

Plot Pepe Le Moko, a thief who escaped from France with a fortune in jewels, has for two years lived in, and virtually ruled, the mazelike, impenetrable Casbah, "native quarter" of...

6.4

521 votes

6.4

521 votes

In Name Only

1939 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Cary Grant · Carole Lombard · Kay Francis · Charles Coburn

Plot While out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a relationship quickly develops. However, Alec has not told her that he is...

6.4

463 votes

6.4

463 votes

Anna and the King of Siam

1946 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Irene Dunne · Rex Harrison · Linda Darnell · Gale Sondergaard

Plot ad feedbackIn 1862, young English widow Anna Owens accepts the job of teaching the royal children of Siam. On her arrival in Bangkok, culture clash is immediate. The king respects...

6.4

549 votes

6.4

549 votes

Night Song

1947 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Dana Andrews · Merle Oberon · Ethel Barrymore · Hoagy Carmichael

Plot Cathy Mallory, beautiful socialite who prefers classical music, is taken by friends to a back-alley dance club. There, she meets blind pianist Dan Evans, who plays in Chick Morgan's swing...

6.4

77 votes

6.4

77 votes

So Ends Our Night

1941 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Fredric March · Margaret Sullavan · Frances Dee · Glenn Ford

Plot An anti-Nazi on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence. When the political refugee risks his life to see his...

6.2

89 votes

6.2

89 votes

The Company She Keeps

1951 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Lizabeth Scott · Jane Greer · Dennis O'Keefe · Fay Baker

Plot An ex-convict meets a handsome man and they begin seeing one another. Jeopardizing their relationship are that she has not told him she was in prison and that he is...

6.2

154 votes

6.2

154 votes

Tom Sawyer

1930 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

6.1

47 votes

6.1

47 votes

Made for Each Other

1939 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast James Stewart · Carole Lombard · Charles Coburn · Lucile Watson

Plot Newlyweds, John and Jane Mason, struggle through their first year a marriage, plagued by money problems, illness and a meddlesome live-in mother-in-law. To top it all off, their baby son...

6.1

633 votes

6.1

633 votes

Ann Vickers

1933 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Irene Dunne · Walter Huston · Conrad Nagel · Bruce Cabot

Plot As the Great War breaks out, Ann Vickers, a serious, independent and forthright woman, falls for an officer who jilts her before she can tell him she's pregnant. After an...

6.0

45 votes

6.0

45 votes

Spitfire

1934 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

6.0

192 votes

6.0

192 votes