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Word: fonda (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Grapes of Wrath (Jane Darwell, Russell Simpson, Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, John Qualen, Dorris Bowdon, Eddie Quillan; TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Feb. 19, 1940 | 2/19/1940 | See Source »

...important. Key character was Ma Joad (Jane Darwell). If she was wrong, the picture could never be in focus. She is magnificent. Russell Simpson is owlish Pa Joad. He is also a million men who plough, seed and harvest U. S. farms. Only star used was Henry Fonda (Tom Joad). For him the part was a throwback to one of his best roles, the young lineman in Slim. Others like John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Zeffie Tilbury, John Qualen, Eddie Quillan, Frank Darien have played minor roles in pictures for years and played them well. Each was as essential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Feb. 12, 1940 | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

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