- Date of Birth: 23 December, 1887
- Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, United States
- Biography: Elwood Dager John Cromwell (December 23, 1887 – September 26, 1979) was an American Film director, actor and producer.
Filmography
- A Wedding (1978)
- 3 Women (1977)
- A Matter of Morals (1961)
- The Scavengers (1959)
- The Goddess (1958)
- Top Secret Affair (1957)
- The Company She Keeps (1952)
- The Racket (1951)
- Caged (1950)
- Night Song (1948)
- Dead Reckoning (1947)
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
News
Trivia: Can The Dark Knight Win the Best Picture Oscar as a Write-In Candidate?
slashfilm.com –
2009-01-24
Posted on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at 7:35 pm by: David Chen I know this will come as a shock to most of you, but when the 2008 Oscar nominations were announced the other day, a lot of people were... ... Full Article
HOW THEY REVIVED LOST RKO CLASSICS
nypost.com –
2007-02-22
John Cromwell's "Double Harness" is one of six RKO films that languished in legal no man's land for decades - until a viewer asked Turner Classic Movies why they never showed the title. ... Full Article
Psychoanalysis of the Film Caged
associatedcontent.com –
2006-12-08
In the 1950's the Hollywood Production Code was an omnipresent signifier of societal standards of decency that were to be represented in motion pictures. Censorship and restriction confronted filmmakers with a mandate of compliance to this code, forcing a moral... ... Full Article
Ann Vickers Director: John Cromwell Genre: Drama Publisher: RKO Released: 1933 MPAA Rating: Cast: Irene Dunne, Walter Huston
culturecartel.com –
2004-04-23
Prison Reform and Unwed Professional Woman in a Rushed and Toned-Down Sinclair Lewis Adaptation A Review by Stephen Murray 04/23/2004 Ann Vickers (directed by John Cromwell in1933) crams a lot of material into a mere 72 minutes running time. ... Full Article
(59th VENICE FILM FESTIVAL - 2002)
reelingreviews.com –
2002-09-05
Manijeh Hekmat's debut feature film harkens back to Warners Brothers' 1950 classic "Caged" (dir. John Cromwell). Idealistic Tahereh Yousefi (Roya Taymourian) arrives at a women's prison to quell revolts. ... Full Article
Andrea Gronvall, a longtime contributor to the Reader 's film coverage, will begin teaching this fall at the University of Chicago's Graham School of General Studies. ... Full Article