Movies by John Cromwell
As part of the cast:
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Memorial Day (2012)
Cast: Jonathan Bennett, John Cromwell, Jackson Bond …
Directed by: Sam Fischer
When 13-year-old Kyle finds his grandfather's World War II-era Army footlocker, the old vet agrees to tell the lad the combat history behind some of the objects in the trunk. The tales…
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A Wedding (1978)
Cast: Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Howard Duff …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman's satire on wedding rituals and the American family earned Best Director and Screenplay BAFTA nominations. The high-society wedding of Dino Corelli (Desi Arnaz Jr.) and…
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3 Women (1977)
Cast: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Seemingly meek Pinky gets a job at a nursing home and befriends the loquacious Millie. Their unusual friendship turns strangely eerie when they decide to be roommates and begin to change in…
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The Scavengers (1959)
Cast: Vince Edwards, Carol Ohmart, Tamar Benamy …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Stuart (Vince Edwards) has nothing else going on besides his work as a seedy smuggler living in Asia in this 1959 thriller. His wife's been missing for far too long, and life is one big…
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The Racket (1951)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Lizabeth Scott …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Scheming to put a crooked district attorney on the bench, a big-time crime syndicate moves into town and installs resident underworld boss Nick Scanlon (Robert Ryan) as its front man -- but…
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Caged (1950)
Cast: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Eleanor Parker earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in this gritty prison drama as Marie Allen, a frightened 19-year-old sentenced to prison for aiding in an armed robbery. Exposing…
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Dead Reckoning (1947)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Humphrey Bogart stars as Rip Murdock, a World War II veteran ensnared in a web of crime and conspiracy when his best friend, Johnny Drake (William Prince), disappears en route to Washington,…
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Based on the true story of an English governess who takes a position teaching the King of Siam's children, John Cromwell's lavish production stars Rex Harrison in his screen debut.…
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Since You Went Away (1944)
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) is the wife of a businessman who becomes an officer during WWII. Fighting back her own fears and anxieties, Anne strives to maintain a normal, stable household…
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Son of Fury (1942)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders …
Directed by: John Cromwell
The illegitimate son of a British nobleman, Benjamin Blake (Tyrone Power) is forced to serve a cruel uncle determined to keep Benjamin's inheritance. But the young man escapes his uncle…
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James Stewart: Pot O' Gold/Made for Each Other (1941)
Cast: James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: John Cromwell, George Marshall
Before Alfred Hitchcock cast Jimmy Stewart in suspense thrillers such as Vertigo and Rear Window, the actor made these two classic romantic comedies. In Pot O' Gold, Stewart plays Jimmy…
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So Ends Our Night (1941)
Cast: Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan, Frances Dee …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan and Glenn Ford co-star as a trio of World War II-era German refugees on the run from the Nazis in this 1941 drama based on the novel &NFi;Flotsam&NFi_; by…
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Made for Each Other (1939)
Cast: James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Charming singles Jane (Carole Lombard) and John (James Stewart) enthusiastically fall in love, get hitched and have a baby. But soon enough, harsh realities -- including meddling in-laws,…
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Algiers (1938)
Cast: Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, Hedy Lamarr …
Directed by: John Cromwell
While hiding out in Algeria to avoid the French authorities, gifted thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) meets the woman of his dreams (Hedy Lamarr) and drives his Algerian mistress (Sigrid…
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Prisoner of Zenda (1937/1952) (1937)
Cast: Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Louis Calhern …
Directed by: Richard Thorpe, John Cromwell
Days before his coronation, Prince Rudolf is kidnapped and will have to give up the throne to his younger brother if he's not at the ceremony. To foil the plot, a distant cousin…
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Banjo on My Knee (1936)
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan …
Directed by: John Cromwell
When her brand-new husband, Ernie Holley (Joel McCrea), goes on the lam, thinking he has killed a guest at their wedding reception, Pearl (Barbara Stanwyck) heads to New Orleans to track him…
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Classic Cinema: Mickey Rooney Triple Feature (1936)
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello Barrymore …
Directed by: John Cromwell, Willis Goldbeck, Edward Ludwig …
Pint-sized dynamo Mickey Rooney, one of the biggest box office stars of the late 1930s and early '40s, is featured here in three gems that will keep you laughing. In Little Lord…
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Of Human Bondage (1934)
Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frances Dee …
Directed by: John Cromwell
One of a number of films based on W. Somerset Maugham's tragic novel, director John Cromwell's 1934 version is notable for catapulting Bette Davis to stardom as coarse Cockney…
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Pre-Code Hollywood: Of Human Bondage (1934)
Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frances Dee …
Directed by: John Cromwell
After abandoning his artistic aspirations, club-footed medical school student Philip Carey (Leslie Howard) falls for promiscuous waitress Mildred Rogers (Bette Davis), beginning a lengthy and…