Auteur

Jo Swerling

1893–1964 · American screenwriter and lyricist

Jo Swerling was an American theatre writer, lyricist, and screenwriter.

Jo Swerling, in order

  1. 1921 Humor Risk: wrote · directed by Richard Smith
  2. 1930 Around the Corner: wrote · directed by Bert Glennon
  3. 1930 Ladies of Leisure: wrote · directed by Frank Capra
  4. 1930 Rain or Shine: wrote · directed by Frank Capra · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Fawesome
  5. 1931 Carne de cabaret: wrote · directed by Christy Cabanne and Eduardo Arozamena
  6. 1931 Dirigible: wrote · directed by Frank Capra · audiences 50%
  7. 1931 Platinum Blonde: wrote · directed by Frank Capra
  8. 1931 Ten Cents a Dance: wrote · directed by Lionel Barrymore and Richard Rosson
  9. 1931 The Good Bad Girl: wrote · directed by Roy William Neill
  10. 1931 The Miracle Woman: wrote · directed by Frank Capra
  11. 1932 Attorney for the Defense: wrote · directed by Irving Cummings
  12. 1932 Behind the Mask: wrote · directed by John Francis Dillon
  13. 1932 Forbidden: wrote · directed by Frank Capra
  14. 1932 Hollywood Speaks: wrote · directed by Edward Buzzell
  15. 1932 Shopworn: wrote · directed by Nick Grinde
  16. 1932 War Correspondent: wrote · directed by Paul Sloane
  17. 1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round: wrote · directed by James Cruze
  18. 1933 Below the Sea: wrote · directed by Albert S. Rogell
  19. 1933 Man's Castle: wrote · directed by Frank Borzage
  20. 1933 The Wrecker: wrote · directed by Albert S. Rogell
  21. 1934 Lady by Choice: wrote · directed by David Burton
  22. 1934 No Greater Glory: wrote · directed by Frank Borzage
  23. 1934 Once to Every Woman: wrote · directed by Lambert Hillyer
  24. 1934 The Defense Rests: wrote · directed by Lambert Hillyer
  25. 1935 Love Me Forever: wrote · directed by Victor Schertzinger
  26. 1935 The Whole Town's Talking: wrote · directed by John Ford · critics 100%, audiences 76%
  27. 1936 Pennies from Heaven: directed, wrote
  28. 1937 Double Wedding: wrote · directed by Richard Thorpe
  29. 1938 Doctor Rhythm: wrote · directed by Frank Tuttle
  30. 1938 I Am the Law: wrote · directed by Alexander Hall
  31. 1938 Made for Each Other: wrote · directed by John Cromwell
  32. 1939 Gone with the Wind: wrote · directed by George Cukor and Sam Wood · critics 90%, audiences 92% · streaming on HBO Max, TCM
  33. 1939 The Real Glory: wrote · directed by Henry Hathaway · critics 80%, audiences 42% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
  34. 1940 The Westerner: wrote · directed by William Wyler
  35. 1941 Blood and Sand: wrote · directed by Rouben Mamoulian
  36. 1941 Confirm or Deny: wrote · directed by Archie Mayo and Fritz Lang
  37. 1942 The Pride of the Yankees: wrote · directed by Sam Wood
  38. 1943 Crash Dive: wrote · directed by Archie Mayo and Otto Brower
  39. 1944 Lifeboat: wrote · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 90%, audiences 87% · streaming on Hoopla
  40. 1945 Leave Her to Heaven: wrote · directed by John M. Stahl
  41. 1946 It's a Wonderful Life: wrote · directed by Frank Capra
  42. 1951 Thunder in the East: wrote · directed by Charles Vidor
  43. 1955 Guys and Dolls: wrote · directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  44. 1961 King of the Roaring '20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein: wrote · directed by Joseph M. Newman