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A prolific character actress who began her film career in middle age in silent films, but is best remembered for her legion of supporting roles during the 1930s and '40s, Jane Darwell played every thing from kindly neighbors and household servants to gossiping grandmothers, resilient frontierswomen and no-nonsense prison matrons -- sometimes appearing in as many as 20 films in a single year.
Darwell eredetileg cirkuszi lovas, később operaénekesnő akart lenni. Apja azonban ellenezte ezeket a terveit, így kompromisszumként színésznőnek állt, és a nevét Jane Darwellre változtatta, hogy ne hozzon szégyent a család nevére.
Mar 6, 2021 · Besides Ford’s victory (his second of four), Jane Darwell took home the best supporting actress award for her work as Ma Joad. (Fonda, meanwhile, lost the best actor Oscar to James Stewart of ...
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin. Votes: 99,926 | Gross: $0.06M.
Curly Top: Directed by Irving Cummings. With Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson, Jane Darwell. 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."
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Jane Darwell was an American film and stage actress. With appearances in over 100 major motion pictures, Darwell is perhaps best-remembered for her portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad fa
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Romance. A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants what's best for her. Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Ann Sothern, Neil Hamilton, Paul Kelly, Jane Darwell. Votes: 243.
