John Cromwell Movies

A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.

Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love,...

A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay...

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married...

A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.

Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.

Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von...

Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes successful by 1935. Bill, who loves Mary, works at...

A socialite pretends to be poor and blind in her plan to help a blinded pianist.

The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous...

In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that...

A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well...

After tricking him into marriage, a woman tries to win the love of her philandering husband.

William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them...

Outlaw Llano Kid poses as a rich Mexican widow's son and falls in love with a cousin.

A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.

The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy.

A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.

Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the...