Writing

A.J. Cronin

Born July 19, 1896 · Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Died January 6, 1981 · aged 84

Archibald Joseph Cronin, MB, ChB, MD, DPH, MRCP (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish novelist and physician. His best-known works are Hatter's Castle, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the popular BBC televi…

Known For

The Keys of the KingdomThe Keys of the Kingdom · 1944
The Keys of the Kingdom
★ 7.11944
MovieDrama
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
The Green YearsThe Green Years · 1946
The Green Years
★ 6.41946
MovieDrama
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
Vigil in the NightVigil in the Night · 1940
Vigil in the Night
★ 5.91940
MovieDrama
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
The CitadelThe Citadel · 1938
The Citadel
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaRomance
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
The Stars Look DownThe Stars Look Down · 1940
The Stars Look Down
★ 6.51940
MovieDrama
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
Web of EvidenceWeb of Evidence · 1959
Web of Evidence
★ 4.71959
MovieMystery
A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.
Once to Every WomanOnce to Every Woman · 1934
Once to Every Woman
★ 6.11934
MovieDrama
An able nurse clashes with a new doctor at her hospital.
The CitadelThe Citadel · 1960
The Citadel
★ 7.01960
MovieDramaTV Movie
The good doctor is on trial before the British Medical Association Council, if he is found guilty, he will no longer be allowed to practice medicine. The story unfolds through flashbacks which depict his career and his subsequent downfall.

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Sabar UpareySabar Uparey · 1955
Sabar Uparey
★ 7.01955
MovieMysteryRomance
Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However, his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who he knew went missing, was in real life spending his lifetime in jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate the case and save his father. He goes to Krishnanagar in search of the people and the pieces of evidence that would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, a young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues, most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However, he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus released from prison.

Novel