---
title: 'Jo Swerling'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film screenwriter'
  - 'librettist'
  - 'lyricist'
  - 'songwriter'
  - 'screenwriter'
born: '1893-04-18'
died: '1964-10-23'
birthplace: 'Berdychiv'
deathplace: 'Los Angeles'
films_in_library: 42
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '6.50/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-swerling'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Swerling'
wikidata: 'Q369404'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jo Swerling

film screenwriter, librettist, lyricist, songwriter, screenwriter.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1961 · [King of the Roaring '20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein](https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-roaring-20s-the-story-of-arnold-rothstein-1961) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Guys and Dolls](https://cinepixo.com/movies/guys-and-dolls-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Thunder in the East](https://cinepixo.com/movies/thunder-in-the-east-1951) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [It's a Wonderful Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-a-wonderful-life-1946) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Leave Her to Heaven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/leave-her-to-heaven-1945) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Lifeboat](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lifeboat-1944) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Crash Dive](https://cinepixo.com/movies/crash-dive-1943) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [The Pride of the Yankees](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pride-of-the-yankees-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Blood and Sand](https://cinepixo.com/movies/blood-and-sand-1941) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Confirm or Deny](https://cinepixo.com/movies/confirm-or-deny-1941) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [The Westerner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-westerner-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Gone with the Wind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gone-with-the-wind-1939) — Screenplay · **6.5/10** from 1 review
- 1939 · [The Real Glory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-real-glory-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [Made for Each Other](https://cinepixo.com/movies/made-for-each-other-1938) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [I Am the Law](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-am-the-law-1938) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [Doctor Rhythm](https://cinepixo.com/movies/doctor-rhythm-1938) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Double Wedding](https://cinepixo.com/movies/double-wedding-1937) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1936 · [Pennies from Heaven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pennies-from-heaven-1936) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [The Whole Town's Talking](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-whole-towns-talking-1935) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Love Me Forever](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-me-forever-1935) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Once to Every Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/once-to-every-woman-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [The Defense Rests](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-defense-rests-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [No Greater Glory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-greater-glory-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Lady by Choice](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lady-by-choice-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Man's Castle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mans-castle-1933) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Below the Sea](https://cinepixo.com/movies/below-the-sea-1933) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [War Correspondent](https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-correspondent-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Behind the Mask](https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-the-mask-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Hollywood Speaks](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hollywood-speaks-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Attorney for the Defense](https://cinepixo.com/movies/attorney-for-the-defense-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Shopworn](https://cinepixo.com/movies/shopworn-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Washington Merry-Go-Round](https://cinepixo.com/movies/washington-merry-go-round-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Forbidden](https://cinepixo.com/movies/forbidden-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Platinum Blonde](https://cinepixo.com/movies/platinum-blonde-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Ten Cents a Dance](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ten-cents-a-dance-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [The Miracle Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-miracle-woman-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [The Good Bad Girl](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-good-bad-girl-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Dirigible](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dirigible-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1930 · [Around the Corner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/around-the-corner-1930) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1930 · [Rain or Shine](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rain-or-shine-1930) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1930 · [Ladies of Leisure](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ladies-of-leisure-1930) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1921 · [Humor Risk](https://cinepixo.com/movies/humor-risk-1921) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **6.50/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **6.5/10** — [The Most Beautiful Lie in Technicolor](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/the-most-beautiful-lie-in-technicolor) on *Gone with the Wind* by Amara Osei, 2026-08-03

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-swerling
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.