Edward Lewis

John Howard Lawson

John Howard Lawson — American dramatist (1894–1977)

John Howard Lawson was an American playwright, screenwriter, arts critic, and cultural historian. After enjoying a relatively successful career writing plays that were staged on and off Broadway in the 1920s and '30s, Lawson relocated to Hollywood and began working in the motion picture industry. In 1933, he helped to organize the Screen Writers Guild and became its first president. In the ensuing years, he was credited with a number of notable screenplays including Blockade (1938), Action in the North Atlantic (1943), and Counter-Attack (1945).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1949–1971) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1949 The Lovable Cheat. Richard Oswald 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1960 Spartacus Stanley Kubrick 197 min Color
1960 Spartacus. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Byrna Productions Inc. 197 min 35mm Color sound
1961 The Last Sunset. Byrna Productions S.A. & Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound
1962 Lonely are the Brave Joel Productions 1:47:00 16mm B&W sound
1962 Lonely Are The Brave. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Joel Productions Inc. 107 min 35mm B&W sound
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger Joel Productions | Universal Pictures Corporation 1:38:00 16mm B&W sound
1963 The list of Adrian Messenger. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Joel Productions Inc. 8000 35mm B&W sound
1965 The Pawnbroker. Pawnbroker Co. Inc. 114 35mm B&W sound
1970 I Walk The Line John Frankenheimer Productions, Edward Lewis Productions, Halcyon Productions & Atticus Productions 95 min Color sound
1971 The Horsemen John Frankenheimer Productions & Edward Lewis Productions 120 min Color sound