John Cromwell

Deceased · Born: Dec 23, 1886 · Died: Sep 26, 1979

Personal Details

Born Dec 23, 1886 Toledo, Ohio, USA

Spouse

Ruth Nelson
( Aug 30, 1947 to Sep 26, 1979 )
Kay Johnson
( Oct 7, 1928 to Jul 29, 1946 )
Marie Goff
( Aug 3, 1919 to Dec 23, 1921 )
Alice Fredrika Lindahl
( Dec 31, 1969 to Oct 21, 1918 )

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.

Career

acting

1978

A Wedding as Bishop Martin

1977

3 Women as Mr. Rose

1957

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair as General Daniel A. Grimshaw

1956

Studio One as Senator Harvey Rogers

1929

The Dummy as Walter Babbing

directing

1959

The Scavengers as Director

1958

The Goddess as Director

1951

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps as Director

The Racket as Director

1950

Caged as Director

1948

Night Song as Director

1947

Dead Reckoning as Director

1946

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam as Director

1945

The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage as Director

1944

Guest in the House

Guest in the House as Director

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away as Director

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Director

1941

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night as Director

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Director

Victory as Director

1939

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other as Director

In Name Only as Director

1938

Algiers as Director

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda as Director

1936

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy as Director

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee as Director

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love as Director

1935

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much as Director

1934

The Fountain as Director

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage as Director

This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine as Director

Spitfire as Director

1933

Ann Vickers as Director

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord as Director

Double Harness as Director

Sweepings as Director

1931

The Vice Squad as Director

Unfaithful as Director

1930

For the Defense

For the Defense as Director

Tom Sawyer as Director

1929

The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life as Director