Richard Cromwell (actor)
Selected filmography

Richard Cromwell (actor)

Section Title: Selected filmography
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Year	Movie	Role	Other notes

1930	King of Jazz	cowboy (walk-on)	Cromwell can be seen in the Song of the Dawn number.

1930	Tol'able David	David	Directed by John Blystone, starred opposite Noah Beery Sr. Silent star Richard Barthelmess, who gave his blessing to Cromwell's portrayal, was the original David in the 1921 classic directed by Henry King.

1931	Fifty Fathoms Deep	Pinky Caldwell	First of several pairings with Jack Holt for Columbia.

1931	Shanghaied Love	The Boy	Third feature for Columbia, co-starred Sally Blane and again, Noah Beery Sr.

1931	Maker of Men	Bob Dudley	Jack Holt co-starred and a very young Marion Morrison aka John Wayne appeared with his Trojan Football teammates; Gridiron scenes filmed at USC.

1932	The Age of Consent	Mike	Cromwell's first loanout to RKO; this film was directed by Gregory LaCava and was the screen debut, in an uncredited role, for Mildred Shay.

1932	Emma	Ronnie	Cromwell was on loan out to MGM for director Clarence Brown; this production's cast also included Jean Hersholt.

1932	Tom Brown of Culver	Robert Randolph III	Universal's William Wyler directed Cromwell here along with H.B. Warner, Slim Summerville, Tom Brown, Ben Alexander, and Sidney Toler.

1932	The Strange Love of Molly Louvain	James "Jimmy" Cook, the bellhop	Director: Michael Curtiz for Warner Bros., with Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Guy Kibbee, and Charles Middleton.

1932	That's My Boy	Tommy Jefferson Scott	Another football flick wherein Cromwell plays opposite Mae Marsh, Dorothy Jordan, and Douglass Dumbrille.

1933	This Day and Age	Steve Smith	For DeMille at Paramount Pictures, Cromwell stars with Charles Bickford and Judith Allen.

1933	Hoop-La	Chris Miller	Directed by Frank Lloyd for Fox pictures. Final major starring role for Clara Bow.

1934	Carolina	drugstore clerk	Opposite Janet Gaynor, originally entitled: "The House of Connelly."

1935	Life Begins at 40	Lee Austin	Opposite Will Rogers and Rochelle Hudson, this was one of Rogers' last films.

1935	Lives of a Bengal Lancer	Lt. Stone	Cromwell's favorite role.

1935	Star Night at The Cocoanut Grove	as himself	MGM Technicolor Short showing celebs at play in Hollywood. Cromwell is seated at a table with Gary Cooper.

1936	Poppy	Billy Farnsworth	One of many pairings for Cromwell opposite Rochelle Hudson.

1937	The Road Back	Ludwig	Very large cast including Noah Beery Jr.—Cromwell was one of the few actors to work with both Beery Sr. and Jr.

1937	The Wrong Road	Jimmy	Cromwell's director here was James Cruze. Other members of the cast were Marjorie Main, Joseph Crehan, Arthur Horst, and Rex Evans.

1938	Jezebel	Ted Dillard	Cromwell's second role in a William Wyler-directed film.

1938	Storm Over Bengal	Neil Allison

1939	Young Mr. Lincoln	Matt Clay	Henry Fonda, who played Lincoln, was quoted in an interview that he had a professional admiration for the "always dependable Richard Cromwell."

1940	Enemy Agent	Jimmy Saunders	Exactly one hour in length, this film has Cromwell in the role of a draftsman who is wrongly accused of crimes perpetrated by Nazi spies.

1940	The Villain Still Pursued Her	Edward Middleton	Co-starring Buster Keaton, this take-off of the long-running Los Angeles stage hit The Drunkard, also co-starred Margaret Hamilton. It was recently re-released on DVD.

1942	Baby Face Morgan	Edward "Baby Face" Morgan	This is the best of the several of Cromwell's "B" efforts for PRC. Cromwell's co-star here was Robert Armstrong, of King Kong fame.

1948	Bungalow 13	x	Cromwell's comeback that never was.

Sentence(s)

The Cromwell's role in 1932 was on loan to the RKO and was as Mike in Gregory La Cava's, The Age of Consent.

final_sentence: The Cromwell's role in 1932 was on loan to the RKO and was as Mike in Gregory La Cava's, The Age of Consent.