Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

American actress (1879-1967)

Jane Darwell was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than 100 major movies spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best remembered for her poignant portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad family in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 73 films (1914–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1914 READY MONEY. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W
1914 Rose of the Rancho Cecil B. DeMille B&W
1915 The goose girl. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. 625 16mm B&W sound
1915 THE REFORM CANDIDATE. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1931 HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 THE STRANGE CASE OF CLARA DEANE. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 Washington – Merry Go Round James Cruze B&W
1932 YOUNG AMERICA. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1933 Design for living Ernst Lubitsch, Ben Hecht 88 min B&W
1933 EMERGENCY CALL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 KING FOR A NIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 ONLY YESTERDAY. Universal Pictures Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1933 THE GIRL IN 419. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1934 MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 The Scarlet Empress Josef von Sternberg 1:04 B&W
1934 THE WHITE PARADE. Fox Film Corp 80 min B&W
1934 WAKE UP AND DREAM. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 Wonder bar. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 METROPOLITAN. Fox Film Corp 79 min B&W
1936 Craig's Wife Columbia Picture Corp 73 min 16mm B&W sound
1936 CRAIG'S WIFE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 LAUGHING AT TROUBLE. Fox Film Corp B&W
1936 LET'S TALK IT OVER. AudiVision Inc. 1 reel B&W
1936 PADDY O'DAY. Fox Film Corp 8 reels B&W
1936 Poor little rich girl Irving Cummings 79 min 16mm B&W sound
1936 STAR FOR A NIGHT. Fox Film Corp 76 min B&W
1936 The Country doctor Henry King 95 min B&W
1937 DANGEROUSLY YOURS. Fox Film Corp 62 min B&W
1937 FIFTY ROADS TO TOWN. Fox Film Corp 80 min B&W
1937 LOVE IS NEWS. Fox Film Corp 77 min B&W
1937 NANCY STEELE IS MISSING. Fox Film Corp 84 min B&W
1937 Slave ship. Fox Film Corp 3150 16mm B&W sound
1937 THE GREAT HOSPITAL MYSTERY. Fox Film Corp B&W
1937 The Singing Marine warner brothers 105 min 16mm B&W sound
1937 THE SINGING MARINE. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 12 reels B&W
1937 WIFE, DOCTOR, AND NURSE. Fox Film Corp 21 min 16mm B&W Sound
1938 FIVE OF A KIND. Fox Film Corp 85 min B&W
1938 The Jury's Secret. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1939 Gone With The Wind. Sam Wood, George Cukor, Victor Fleming 26 reels Color sound
1939 The Rains Came Clarence Brown 12:00 B&W
1940 The Grapes Of Wrath John Ford 1:29 B&W
1940 The Grapes of wrath John Ford 128 min B&W
1940 The Grapes Of Wrath. John Ford 1586 ft. B&W
1941 On The Sunny Side. Harold D. Schuster 6 285 ft. B&W
1941 Private Nurse. David Burton 5450 ft. Color
1942 All Through the Night ▶ Vincent Sherman 107 min B&W
1942 All Through The Night. Vincent Sherman 107 min B&W
1942 The Battle Of Midway John Ford 18 Color & B&W
1942 THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY ▶ John Ford 18 min 16mm Color & B&W