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Home/People/John Cromwell
John Cromwell profile photo
Born
Dec 23, 1886Died: Sep 26, 1979
Lived 92 years
Place of Birth
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

9
Movies
1
TV Shows
47
Directed
Also Known As
Elwood Dager Cromwell
IMDb Profile

John Cromwell

Directing

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.
A Wedding poster

A Wedding

as Bishop Martin
1978
3 Women poster

3 Women

as Mr. Rose
1977
Top Secret Affair poster

Top Secret Affair

as General Daniel A. Grimshaw
1957
The Company She Keeps poster

The Company She Keeps

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as John Brown (uncredited)
1940
Ann Vickers poster

Ann Vickers

as Sad Faced Doughboy (uncredited)
1933
Street of Chance poster

Street of Chance

as Imbrie (uncredited)
1930
The Mighty poster

The Mighty

as Mr. Jamieson
1929
The Dummy poster

The Dummy

as Walter Babbing
1929