Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-12-23

Deathday

1979-09-26 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Elwood Dager Cromwell

John Cromwell

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.

Known For

7.2%

3 Women

Apr 10, 1977

6.3%

A Wedding

Aug 29, 1978

7.0%

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Feb 22, 1940

4.7%

Studio One

Nov 7, 1948

5.9%

Ann Vickers

Sep 26, 1933

6.6%

Street of Chance

Feb 8, 1930

4.6%

Top Secret Affair

Jan 30, 1957

5.0%

The Mighty

Nov 16, 1929

0.0%

The Dummy

Mar 9, 1929

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Acting

1978

A Wedding as Bishop Martin

1977

3 Women as Mr. Rose

1957

Top Secret Affair as General Daniel A. Grimshaw

1948

Studio One as Senator Harvey Rogers

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois as John Brown (uncredited)

1933

Ann Vickers as Sad Faced Doughboy (uncredited)

1930

Street of Chance as Imbrie (uncredited)

1929		The Mighty as Mr. Jamieson
1929		The Dummy as Walter Babbing

Directing

1961

A Matter of Morals as Director

1959		The Scavengers as Director
1959		New York Confidential as Director

1958

The Goddess as Director

1951		The Racket as Director
1951		The Company She Keeps as Director

1950

Caged as Director

1948

Night Song as Director

1946		Dead Reckoning as Director
1946		Anna and the King of Siam as Director

1945		The Enchanted Cottage as Director
1945		Watchtower Over Tomorrow as Director

1944		Guest in the House as Co-Director
1944		Since You Went Away as Director

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Director

1941

So Ends Our Night as Director

1940		Victory as Director
1940		Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Director

1939		In Name Only as Director
1939		Made for Each Other as Director

1938

Algiers as Director

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda as Director

1936		Banjo on My Knee as Director
1936		To Mary - with Love as Director
1936		Little Lord Fauntleroy as Director

1935		I Dream Too Much as Director
1935		Jalna as Director
1935		Village Tale as Director

1934		The Fountain as Director
1934		Of Human Bondage as Director
1934		This Man Is Mine as Director
1934		Spitfire as Director

1933		Ann Vickers as Director
1933		Double Harness as Director
1933		The Silver Cord as Director
1933		Sweepings as Director

1932

The World and the Flesh as Director

1931		Rich Man's Folly as Director
1931		The Vice Squad as Director
1931		Unfaithful as Director
1931		Scandal Sheet as Director

1930		Tom Sawyer as Director
1930		For the Defense as Director
1930		The Texan as Director
1930		Street of Chance as Director

1929		The Mighty as Director
1929		The Dance of Life as Director
1929		Close Harmony as Director

Production

1948

Night Song as Producer