List of the best John Cromwell movies: Since You Went Away(1944), The Enchanted Cottage(1945), Abe Lincoln in Illinois(1940), A Matter of Morals(1961), Scandal Sheet(1931), Of Human Bondage(1934), Night Song(1947), Son of Fury(1942), Anna and the King of Siam(1946), The Silver Cord(1933), The Vice Squad(1931), Street of Chance(1930) ... ...
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1944
172 Minutes
Director
Claudette Colbert Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Monty Woolley Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Robert Walker Hattie McDaniel
housewife daughter young woman lodger soldier maid melodramatic heartwarming house small town united states war loss young love home front love growing up sacrifice 1940s
With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife struggles to care for their two daughters - and a pair of lodgers who have moved in - alone.
7.5/10
Romance
USA
1945
91 Minutes
Director
Robert Young Dorothy McGuire Herbert Marshall Mildred Natwick Spring Byington Richard Gaines Hillary Brooke Alec Englander Mary Worth Josephine Whittell Robert Clarke
pilot maid landlord fiancée mother emotional heartwarming touching cottage family home love loneliness magic love metamorphosis 1940s
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 bond and agree to marry, more out of ... See full summary »
7.3/10
Biography
USA
1940
110 Minutes
Director
Raymond Massey Gene Lockhart Ruth Gordon Mary Howard Minor Watson Alan Baxter Harvey Stephens Howard da Silva Dorothy Tree Aldrich Bowker Maurice Murphy
abraham lincoln politician wife lawyer shopkeeper fascinating heartwarming striking new salem, ill. patriotism coming of age historical events new love politics rise quest 1830s
Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
7.3/10
Drama
Sweden|USA
1961
90 Minutes
Director
Patrick O'Neal Mogens Wieth Eva Dahlbeck Maj-Britt Nilsson Claes Thelander Lennart Lindberg
Alan Kennebeck, a Milwaukee bank official, arrives in Stockholm to verify a loan to a factory official. At the same time, Mr Kennebeck, who is married, drifts into a tender affair with the official's sister-in-law Anita.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1931
77 Minutes
Director
Scandal Sheet is a 1931 American crime film directed by John Cromwell and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett, Vincent Lawrence and Max Marcin. The film stars George Bancroft, Kay Francis, Clive... See full summary »
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Director
Leslie Howard Bette Davis Frances Dee Kay Johnson Reginald Denny Alan Hale Reginald Owen
student waitress friend daughter bleak intense passionate london café apartment paris obsession abuse infidelity unrequited love aspirations love temptation fall 1930s
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1947
102 Minutes
Director
Dana Andrews Merle Oberon Ethel Barrymore Hoagy Carmichael Jacqueline White Donald Curtis Walter Reed Jane Jones Whit Bissell Leonard Bremen
composer socialite best friend older woman blind man conductor melodramatic passionate san francisco nightclub apartment beach concert hall new york city blindness music contest impersonation friendship deception
When phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live of anonymity.
7.1/10
Adventure
USA
1942
98 Minutes
Director
Tyrone Power Gene Tierney Frances Farmer George Sanders Roddy McDowall John Carradine Elsa Lanchester Harry Davenport Kay Johnson Dudley Digges Halliwell Hobbes
knight uncle nephew love interest ship mate ex-girlfriend rousing spirited amusing polynesia ship estate bristol, england inheritance travel love vindication fortune love revenge
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.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Director
Irene Dunne Rex Harrison Linda Darnell Lee J. Cobb Gale Sondergaard Mikhail Rasumny Dennis Hoey Tito Renaldo
king teacher wife son daughter engaging spirited thailand bangkok royal palace school culture clash friendship jealousy social change westernization discovery transformation 1860s
In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Director
A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Director
A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
76 Minutes
Director
William Powell Jean Arthur Kay Francis Regis Toomey Stanley Fields Brooks Benedict
husband wife gambler criminal thug brother melodramatic dark gripping new york city gambling house gambling crime redemption family brotherhood husband/wife relationship escape transformation sacrifice
A big-time, but honest gambler has to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps, and taking up gambling.
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Director
Ann Harding William Powell Henry Stephenson Lilian Bond George Meeker Reginald Owen Kay Hammond Leigh Allen Hugh Huntley Wallis Clark
wife husband sister old flame father cheeky engaging san francisco apartment party cruise ship deception marriage bachelorhood sister relationship infidelity seduction love rivalry discovery
A woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and then tries to make him legitimately fall in love with her.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
95 Minutes
Director
Charles Boyer Hedy Lamarr Sigrid Gurie Joseph Calleia Alan Hale Gene Lockhart Johnny Downs
thief inspector police chief petty criminal woman friend sultry dark intricate moving casbah algiers, algeria police station street docks manhunt jealousy friendship obsession escape
Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1958
105 Minutes
Director
Kim Stanley Lloyd Bridges Steven Hill Betty Lou Holland Joan Copeland Gerald Hiken Burt Brinckerhoff Joanne Linville Joyce Van Patten Bert Freed Louise Beavers
movie star promoter soldier mother dark somber sad hollywood, calif. the south abandonment depression fame mother/daughter relationship loneliness wretched excess fall 1950s
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Director
William Powell Kay Francis Scott Kolk William B. Davidson John Elliott Thomas E. Jackson Harry Walker James Finlayson Charles West Charles Sullivan
William Powell plays William Foster, a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Adventure
USA
1930
86 Minutes
Director
Jackie Coogan Junior Durkin Mitzi Green Lucien Littlefield Tully Marshall Clara Blandick Mary Jane Irving Ethel Wales Jackie Searle Dick Winslow Jane Darwell
The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous adventures, including running away to be ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Director
Lizabeth Scott Jane Greer Dennis O'Keefe Fay Baker John Hoyt James Bell Don Beddoe
ex-convict parole officer friend boss parolee police officer melodramatic shocking moving women's prison train station diner hospital los angeles california criminal justice system infidelity rehabilitation relocation friendship
Follows the progress of a female ex-convict as she tries to rebuild her life after being released from prison.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1933
72 Minutes
Director
Irene Dunne Walter Huston Conrad Nagel Bruce Cabot Edna May Oliver Sam Hardy Mitchell Lewis Helen Eby-Rock Gertrude Michael J. Carrol Naish Sarah Padden
social worker army officer doctor judge suitor engaging moving profound striking prison havana new york state manhattan social activism prison adultery pregnancy blackmail sacrifice forbidden love
A prison reformer and a controversial judge fall in love and have a child out of wedlock.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1959
79 Minutes
Director
Vince Edwards Carol Ohmart Richard Loo Tamar Benamy John Wallace Eddie Infante Vic Diaz Mario Barri
A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions.
5.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
88 Minutes
Director
Katharine Hepburn Robert Young Ralph Bellamy Martha Sleeper Sara Haden Sidney Toler
poor woman neighbor engineer partner father wife emotional bleak moving passionate ozark mountains farm river house wilderness town poverty city vs. country modernization dams
Mountain girl Trigger Hicks, a fierce loner equally handy with a rock or a prayer, is in danger of having her faith-healing mistaken for witchcraft by the neighbors. She shows a vulnerable ... See full summary »
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Director
Lily Pons Henry Fonda Eric Blore Osgood Perkins Lucien Littlefield Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Paul Porcasi Scotty Beckett Esther Dale Clarence Wilson
opera singer composer agent producer husband wife melodramatic passionate paris monte carlo, monaco stage club street ambition jealousy music competition success marriage rivalry
Jonathan Street is a struggling composer when he meets and marries Annette. The problem is that Jonathan was drunk and does not want to be married. Annette does go with him to Paris and ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1939
93 Minutes
Director
Carole Lombard James Stewart Charles Coburn Lucile Watson Harry Davenport Ruth Weston Donald Briggs Eddie Quillan Esther Dale Rene Orsell Louise Beavers
lawyer judge wife rival daughter son melodramatic family home office marriage employment ambition family illness quest transformation 1930s
A young lawyer (James Stewart) starts a family with the woman (Carole Lombard) he loves instead of with his boss's (Charles Coburn) daughter.
Crime, Drama
1951
88 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Lizabeth Scott William Talman Ray Collins Joyce Mackenzie Robert Hutton Virginia Huston William Conrad
attorney mobster cop brother witness racketeer dark tense big city police station nightclub crime syndicate corruption investigation testimonies honesty organized crime underdog pursuit temptation
A Midwestern police captain (Robert Mitchum) thwarts a crime boss (Robert Ryan) and city officials on the eve of a big election.
Drama
1936
87 Minutes
Director
Newsreel clips punctuate the years in a rich couple's (Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy) marriage, from 1925 to 1935.
Comedy, Drama
1936
98 Minutes
Director
Freddie Bartholomew C. Aubrey Smith Dolores Costello Guy Kibbee Mickey Rooney Jessie Ralph
heir earl mother lawyer impostor tender charming emotional brooklyn, n.y. england courtroom inheritance mother/child relationship trial transformation rise underdog 1880s
An 1880s Brooklyn boy (Freddie Bartholomew) is summoned to England by his grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) and raised as a lord.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1950
96 Minutes
Director
Eleanor Parker Agnes Moorehead Hope Emerson Ellen Corby Betty Garde Jan Sterling Lee Patrick Jane Darwell Gertrude Michael Joan Miller Marjorie Crossland
robber warden matron prisoner mother dark brutal fiery melodramatic prison cell infirmary prison life murder pregnancy illegitimate child mother/child relationship sadism fall metamorphosis
An innocent (Eleanor Parker) lands in a women's prison with crude inmates and a big matron called Evelyn (Hope Emerson).
Comedy
1957
100 Minutes
General Daniel A. Grimshaw
Susan Hayward Kirk Douglas Paul Stewart Jim Backus John Cromwell Michael Fox Frank Gerstle Roland Winters Arthur E. Gould-Porter Charles Lane Edna Holland
A publisher (Susan Hayward) uses her magazine and charm to derail a general (Kirk Douglas) on the Washington fast track.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1977
125 Minutes
Mr. Rose
Sissy Spacek Shelley Duvall Janice Rule Robert Fortier Ruth Nelson John Cromwell Sierra Pecheur Craig Richard Nelson Maisie Hoy Belita Moreno Leslie Ann Hudson
teenager therapist painter husband doctor brooding uneasy disturbing desert apartment hospital spa poolside mother/child relationship alcoholism aimless youth aging family loneliness transformation
Two roommates/physical therapists, one a vain woman and the other a mysterious teenager, share a bizarre relationship.
3.9/10
Action
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Optious
Doug Jones Tony Todd Gary Graham David Midthunder Bates Wilder John Cromwell Steven Luke Kevin Kunkel Paul Cram Aaron Courteau Jordan McFadden
In a post-apocalyptic American Frontier, a soldier fends off a brutal warmonger to rescue a girl fated as the savior of humanity.
Comedy, Drama
1978
125 Minutes
Bishop Martin
Carol Burnett Desi Arnaz Jr. Amy Stryker Vittorio Gassman Geraldine Chaplin Mia Farrow Paul Dooley Lillian Gish Lauren Hutton John Cromwell Pat McCormick
Friends and family of the bride (Amy Stryker) and groom (Desi Arnaz Jr.) carry on at a mansion before, during and after the ceremony.
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