Cast: Jane Darwell

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Jane Darwell. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · Jane Darwell · John Carradine · Charley Grapewin

Synopsis When Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) returns home after being released from prison, he discovers his family has been kicked out of their farm. Seeking a better future, he leaves with his mother (Jane Darwell) and the rest of the family...

8.3

23K votes

8.3

23K votes

My Darling Clementine

1946 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · Linda Darnell · Victor Mature · Walter Brennan

Synopsis Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda), after cleaning up Dodge City, arrives in the outskirts of Tombstone with his brothers Morgan (Ward Bond), Virgil (Tim Holt), and James (Don Garner), planning to sell their cattle and settle down as gentlemen farmers. Yet...

8.0

8K votes

8.0

8K votes

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Henry Fonda · Dana Andrews · Mary Beth Hughes · Anthony Quinn

Synopsis In Nevada in 1885, two worn out cowboys, Gil (Henry Fonda) and Art (Harry Morgan), ride into Darby’s Saloon and Hotel looking for a drink. Shortly after their arrival, they learn that Mr. Kinkaid, a local resident, has been murdered...

8.0

4K votes

8.0

4K votes

The Last Hurrah

1958 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Spencer Tracy · Jeffrey Hunter · Dianne Foster · Basil Rathbone

Synopsis An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, this...

7.5

2K votes

7.5

2K votes

There's Always Tomorrow

1955 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Douglas Sirk

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Fred MacMurray · Joan Bennett · William Reynolds

Synopsis Fred MacMurray is a toy company executive whose wife (Joan Bennett) and kids (Gigi Perreau, William Reynolds and Judy Nugent) take him for granted. Barbara Stanwyck is Fred's former girl friend, whose own business activities result in a surprise reunion....

7.5

940 votes

7.5

940 votes

The Sun Shines Bright

1953 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Charles Winninger · Arleen Whelan · John Russell · Stepin Fetchit

Synopsis John Ford's remake of his 1934 Will Rogers vehicle, JUDGE PRIEST, combines three Irvin S. Cobb stories about the kindly Kentucky magistrate William Priest, played by Charles Winninger. Set in 1905 Kentucky, it focuses on the judge's battle for reelection...

7.3

954 votes

7.3

954 votes

Jesse James

1939 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Henry King

Cast Tyrone Power · Henry Fonda · Nancy Kelly · Randolph Scott

Synopsis The railroads are squeezing farmers off their land. When a railroad agent kills their mother, Frank and Jesse James take up robbing banks and trains. The public regard them as heroes. Highly fictionalised account of Jesse James and his exploits.

7.2

1K votes

7.2

1K votes

Only Yesterday

1933 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction John M. Stahl

Cast Margaret Sullavan · John Boles · Edna May Oliver · Billie Burke

Synopsis A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to seduce her.

7.1

63 votes

7.1

63 votes

Wagon Master

1950 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Ben Johnson · Joanne Dru · Harry Carey Jr. · Ward Bond

Synopsis As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah, they hire horse traders Travis Blue and Sandy as wagon masters. They have to forge a trail across unknown territory and face many hardships along...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

The Three Godfathers (3 Godfathers)

1948 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast John Wayne · Pedro Armendáriz · Harry Carey Jr. · Ward Bond

Synopsis Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

6.9

53 votes

The Devil and Daniel Webster

1941 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction William Dieterle

Cast Edward Arnold · Walter Huston · James Craig · Jane Darwell

Synopsis William Dieterle adapts Stephen Vincent Benet's transformation of the Faust legend from the tale of an aging genius to that of struggling New Hampshire farmer Jabez Stone, played by James Craig. When Stone absently exclaims that he would sell his...

6.7

489 votes

6.7

489 votes

The Bigamist

1953 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

6.6

628 votes

6.6

628 votes

Love Is News

1937 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Tay Garnett

Cast Tyrone Power · Loretta Young · Don Ameche · Slim Summerville

Synopsis When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that she's engaged to him and that she's given him a million dollar dowry. Suddenly...

6.6

68 votes

6.6

68 votes

All Through the Night

1941 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Vincent Sherman

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Conrad Veidt · Kaaren Verne · Jane Darwell

Synopsis Broadway gambler Gloves Donahue wants to find who killed the baker of his favorite cheesecake. He sees nightclub singer Leda Hamilton leaving the bakery. When her boss Marty's partner Joe is murdered, Leda and her accompanist Pepi disappear. It turns...

6.4

425 votes

6.4

425 votes

The Rains Came

1939 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Clarence Brown

Cast Myrna Loy · Tyrone Power · George Brent · Brenda Joyce

Synopsis The year is 1938 in British India, and our story takes place in the picturesque city of Ranchipur, presently sweltering under the heat, with locals praying for much needed rains and relief. In this scenario we have an elegant Maharaja,...

6.2

269 votes

6.2

269 votes

Craig's Wife

1936 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Dorothy Arzner

Cast Rosalind Russell · John Boles · Billie Burke · Jane Darwell

Synopsis A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.

6.1

43 votes

6.1

43 votes

Chad Hanna

1940 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

6.1

40 votes

6.1

40 votes

Young America

1932 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Frank Borzage

Cast Spencer Tracy · Doris Kenyon · Ralph Bellamy · Tommy Conlon

Synopsis Already in trouble with the law, Arthur and his friend Nutty break into a drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. The druggist's wife, Mrs. Doray, asks for custody. When he hears them arguing over him, Arthur runs away. When...

6.1

38 votes

6.1

38 votes