- Writing films
- 16
- Writing avg
- 6.90
- Oscar noms
- 1
Writing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 25+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.90
3 rated films
Vote weighted
6.93
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.44
rating spread
Career
29y
1929 to 1957
Total votes
445
across every film
Best
7.2
Sahara
Worst
6.4
Algiers
Newest first
Filmography
| 1957 | The Careless Years | · | 3 |
| 1951 |  Cry, the Beloved Country | · | 18 |
| 1947 |  Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | · | 24 |
| 1945 | Counter-Attack | · | 14 |
| 1943 |  Sahara | 7.2 | 165 |
| 1943 |  Action in the North Atlantic | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music | · | 11 |
| 1938 |  Algiers | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1938 | Blockade | · | 14 |
| 1936 |  Adventure in Manhattan | · | 16 |
| 1935 | Party Wire | · | 3 |
| 1934 | Success at Any Price | · | 10 |
| 1931 | Bachelor Apartment | · | 9 |
| 1930 |  Our Blushing Brides | · | 21 |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat | · | 12 |
| 1929 |  Dynamite | · | 15 |
Better together?
John Howard Lawson's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Zoltan Korda and John Howard Lawson movies
Takes
On John Howard Lawson
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Original Story · Academy Awards 1939John Howard Lawson