John Cromwell — Director (19)
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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 泰隆·鲍华 / 乔治·桑德斯 …
other title: Abenteuer in der Südsee / Le chevalier de la vengeance …
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
The Prisoner of Zenda
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 罗纳德·考尔曼 / 小道格拉斯·范朋克 …
other title: 古堡藏龙 / 辛达的囚犯 …
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
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伊利诺斯州的林肯 (1940) [Movie] Douban
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 雷蒙德·马西 / 吉恩·洛克哈特 …
other title: Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Biopic of Abe Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, from his early days in backwoods Kentucky to his election as President. After a time running livestock to New Orleans, he settles in New Salem where he meets and falls in love with Ann Rutledge who is already engaged to someone. Abe makes a home for himself in New Salem, eventually running a store and becoming the postmaster. He's popular with the locals and is eventually elected to the State legislature but afterward established himself in the practice of law. He eventually meets Mary Todd who would become his wife and and is sent to Washington as a Congressman before he is elected president.
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The Racket (1951) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Racket
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 罗伯特·米彻姆 / 丽莎贝斯·斯科特 …
other title: 非法图利 / 警匪龙虎斗 …
Crime drama in which one detective must battle a corrupt system in order to bring a violent gangster to justice. An honest police captain faces seemingly insurmountable odds when he attempts to nail a mobster with powerful allies in high places. He engages in a deadly battle of wits with the mob, and an even greater fight against corruption from within the force.
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John Cromwell's Dead Reckoning (1947) [Movie] Douban
Dead Reckoning
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 亨弗莱·鲍嘉 / 丽莎贝斯·斯科特 …
other title: 血海仇 / Dead Reckoning
Rip Murdock and Johnny Darke are en route to Washington when Johnny disappears and then turns up dead. Rip learns that Johnny had been accused of murder and sets out to find out what he can. He falls in love with Coral whose husband Johnny is supposed to have killed.
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Caged (1950) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Caged
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 埃琳诺·帕克 / 阿格妮丝·摩尔海德 …
other title: 铁窗红泪 / 케이지드 …
Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. A sympathetic prison head tries to help, but her efforts are subverted by cruel matron Evelyn Harper. Marie's harsh experiences turn her from doe-eyed innocent to hard-nosed con.
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The Texan (1930) [Movie] Douban
The Texan
director: John Cromwell actor: 加里·库珀 / 菲伊·雷 …
other title: 得克萨斯人 / 边省奇侠
An outlaw, the Llano Kid is the scourge of south Texas and a Bible quoting lawman named Thacker. The kid joins a con man in a plot to deceive a wealthy old woman that he's her long-lost son and heir. Traveling to Mexico, move into the luxurious hacienda, but the Kid soon grows to love the woman and the beautiful neighbor Consuelo. He turns on his partner and the lawman from Texas is still on his trail.
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Algiers (1938) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Algiers
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 查尔斯·博耶 / 海蒂·拉玛 …
other title: 海角游魂 / 阿尔及尔 …
Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French officials arrive insisting on Pepe's capture are met with unfazed local detectives, led by Inspector Slimane, who are biding their time. Meanwhile, Pepe meets the beautiful Gaby, which arouses the jealousy of Ines.
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Spitfire (1934) [Movie] Douban
Spitfire
director: John Cromwell actor: 凯瑟琳·赫本
other title: 烈性子 / 烈性女子
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 side when John Stafford, a philandering engineer working on a new dam, is attracted to her. Matters come to a head when Trigger "rescues" an abused baby from its parents, and seeks help from the engineers.
—Rod Crawford
Trigger Hicks, a young faith-healing mountain girl with a drunk father who lives her life by bible saying she carries in her pocket, is treated as a witch by the local folk. And the two young engineers working on the local dam become interested in Trigger and her troubles.
—Kathy Li
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Made for Each Other (1939) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
Made for Each Other
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: Carole Lombard / James Stewart
other title: 天造地设 / 또다른 세계의 창조 …
Newlyweds, John and Jane Mason, struggle through their first year a marriage, plagued by money problems, illness and a meddlesome live-in mother-in-law. To top it all off, their baby son is dying of pneumonia, and can only be saved by a serum that must be flown from Salt Lake City to New York, when all flights have been grounded by impassable weather conditions. Through all this turmoil, their love never falters, as they were "Made for Each Other." Written by Herman Seifer {[email protected]}
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In Name Only (1939) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
In Name Only
director: 约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 卡洛·朗白 / 加里·格兰特 …
other title: 徒有其表 / 假凤虚凰 …
While out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a relationship quickly develops. However, Alec has not told her that he is already locked into a loveless marriage to the avaricious Maida, who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife. A completely coincidental car crash alerts the two women to each other's existence, a situation to which they react very differently.