Jane Darwell’s Typical Vibe
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Jane Darwell has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1950s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Ox-Bow Incident.
Recurring themes

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.
Dir. William A. Wellman · With Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes

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

Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
Dir. John Ford · With Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey, Jr.

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.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey, Jr.

San Francisco businessman Harry Graham and his wife and business partner, Eve, are in the process of adopting a child. When private investigator Mr. Jordan uncovers the fact that Graham has another wife, Phyllis, and a small child in Los Angeles, he confesses everything.
Dir. Ida Lupino · With Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmond O'Brien
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