Jane Darwell Movies

The Grapes of Wrath

81/100

A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

The Devil and Daniel Webster

78/100

A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer who makes a pact with Satan for economic success enlists Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.

All Through the Night

71/100

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.

Bright Eyes

73/100

An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.

The Lemon Drop Kid

72/100

A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.

Curly Top

69/100

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.

Craig's Wife

73/100

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

The Great Gildersleeve

62/100

Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a husband-hunting woman and two helpful kids.

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

57/100

Edgar Allan Poe led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, whose loving ministrations gave him courage to carry out his desire... See full summary »

Paddy O'Day

63/100

Withers is an immigrant who learns on arrival in the U.S. that her mother is dead. Friends help her survive as an entertainer, and success is a good argument against the immigration ... See full summary »

Thieves Fall Out

62/100

Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die ... See full summary »

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

66/100

Gildersleeve gets himself into trouble while on jury duty.

On the Sunny Side

66/100

Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy ... See full summary »

The Red Stallion

59/100

A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

66/100

Social butterfly (Young) marries Park Avenue doctor (Baxter) and learns that his nurse (Bruce) is in love with him.

The Great Hospital Mystery

68/100

When gangsters threaten the life of the brother of a nurse, she and her superintendent make it look as if he died while a hospital patient.

Highways by Night

67/100

An unworldly inventor finds romance and adventure.

Captain Tugboat Annie

61/100

Little Miss Nobody

68/100

A girl gets into trouble at her orphanage and is sent away to reform school. She escapes en route but is found and brought to trial...

Dangerously Yours

72/100

A detective poses as a jewel thief and joins a bunch of other crooks sailing from Europe to New York in search a famous gem. He falls in love with one of the crooks.