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
Direction John Cromwell
Cast Freddie Bartholomew · Dolores Costello · Mickey Rooney · C. Aubrey Smith
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
Direction John Cromwell
Cast Jackie Coogan · Junior Durkin · Mitzi Green · Lucien Littlefield
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
Direction John Cromwell
Cast Katharine Hepburn · Robert Young · Ralph Bellamy · Martha Sleeper
6.0
192 votes
6.0
192 votes