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
1959 Hound Dog Man. Company of Artists Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 87 min. 35mm sound
1958 The Last Hurrah John Ford 1:21 B&W
1955 There’s Always Tomorrow. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Affair With A Stranger Roy Rowland 87 B&W
1953 The Sun Shines Bright Ideal Pictures Inc 90 16mm B&W sound
1952 We’re Not Married. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Journey Into Light ▶ Aura Productions 87 min 16mm B&W sound
1951 Journey into light. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Keeper Of The Bees. John Sturges 68 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Red Stallion. Lesley Selander 82 min. 35mm Color sound
1946 My Darling Clementine John Ford 92 min 16mm B&W
1946 My Darling Clementine John Ford 92 min 16mm B&W
1946 My Darling Clementine. John Ford 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 Three Wise Fools. Edward Buzzell 9 reels 35mm B&W sound
1945 Captain Tugboat Annie. Phil Rosen 8 reels B&W
1944 Music In Manhattan. John H. Auer 81 min. B&W
1943 Stage Door Canteen MANBEK 87 min. 16mm B&W
1943 STAGE DOOR CANTEEN United Artists 132min 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1943 Stage Door Canteen. Frank Borzage 14 reels Color & B&W
1943 The Ox - Bow Incident Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 77 min 16mm B&W sound
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
1942 The Battle of Midway John Ford 18 min Color & B&W
1942 The Loves Of Edgar Allan Poe. Harry Lachman 6 021 ft. B&W
1942 The Ox-Bow Incident. William A. Wellman, James Tinling 6776 ft. B&W
1941 On The Sunny Side. Harold D. Schuster 6 285 ft. B&W
1941 Private Nurse. David Burton 5450 ft. Color
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
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
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
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
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