Jane Darwell

41 films on Best Blurays24 in HD11 in SD6 with no official release

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Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) 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 family in the film adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Darwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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My Darling Clementine (1946)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

4.1

Young America (1932)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Hit the Deck (1955)

Small role · Director: Roy Rowland

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

Heat Lightning (1934)

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.7

The Scarlet Empress (1934)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray or Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Video Notes:

Indicator similar to Criterion but more extras

3.9

Once to Every Woman (1934)

Small role · Director: Lambert Hillyer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)

Small role · Directors: Harlan Thompson & Slavko Vorkapich

Video format: No Home Media

Sources: nitrateville.com (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

It has been in legal rights limbo see NitrateVille so any release is unlikely

Only Yesterday (1933)

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Additional Info:

Universal has a new 4K DCP restoration in 2025 so a new release is likely

3.6

We're Not Married! (1952)

Small role · Director: Edmund Goulding

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.0

Mary Poppins (1964)

Small role · Director: Robert Stevenson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Roman Scandals (1933)

Small role · Director: Frank Tuttle

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.2

Ladies of the Big House (1931)

Small role · Director: Marion Gering

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Wonder Bar (1934)

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.1

Finishing School (1934)

Small role · Directors: George Nichols Jr. & Wanda Tuchock

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.4

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray, 2K restoration

3.7

The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

MoC better encode than Olive Films. Brightness levels vary quite a bit between them.

3.9

David Harum (1934)

Small role · Director: James Cruze

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Upcoming Release:

4K Blu-ray upcoming in Fall 2026

3.9

Ann Vickers (1933)

Small role · Director: John Cromwell

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

Fashions of 1934 (1934)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.2

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