Charley Grapewin’s Typical Vibe
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Charley Grapewin has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1940s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Wizard of Oz.
Recurring themes

A Star Is Born
1937
Drama · Romance

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
Drama · Romance

Marius
1931
Comedy · Drama

Hôtel du Nord
1938
Romance · Drama

Love Affair
1939
Drama · Romance

Dodsworth
1936
Drama · Romance

Dark Victory
1939
Drama · Romance

Little Women
1933
Drama · Family

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Dir. Victor Fleming · With Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Dir. John Ford · With Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Dir. Victor Fleming · With Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Dir. Jack Conway · With Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
Dir. Archie Mayo · With Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
Dir. Raoul Walsh · With Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy
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