Howard St. John’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Howard St. John has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Strangers on a Train.
Recurring themes

Ocean's Eleven
1960
Crime · Comedy

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1963
Comedy · Romance

Irma la Douce
1963
Romance · Comedy

Love & Friendship
2016
Drama · Romance

Emma.
2020
Comedy · Romance

The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
Comedy

My Fair Lady
1964
Comedy · Romance

Kiss Me, Stupid
1964
Comedy · Romance

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker

In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.
Dir. Billy Wilder · With James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
Dir. George Cukor · With Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.
Dir. Delbert Mann · With Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
Dir. William Castle · With Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson