Writing
Jane Murfin
Born October 27, 1884 · Quincy, Michigan, USA
Died August 10, 1955 · aged 70
From Wikipedia Jane Murfin (October 27, 1884 – August 10, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. The author of several successful plays, she wrote some of them with actress Jane Cowl—most notably Smilin' Through (1919), a sentimental fantasy that was adapted three times for motion pictures. In Hollywood Murfin became a popular screenwriter whose credits include What Price Hollywood? (…
Known For
The Women · 2008The Women
★ 5.22008
MovieDramaComedy
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
Little Women · 1933Little Women
★ 6.81933
MovieDramaFamily
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Pride and Prejudice · 1940Pride and Prejudice
★ 6.91940
MovieDramaRomance
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
Alice Adams · 1935Alice Adams
★ 6.71935
MovieRomanceDrama
In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?
The Women · 1939The Women
★ 7.21939
MovieComedyDrama
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Smilin' Through · 1932Smilin' Through
★ 6.01932
MovieDramaRomance
On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.
Dragon Seed · 1944Dragon Seed
★ 6.81944
MovieDrama
Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.
Smilin' Through · 1941Smilin' Through
★ 6.31941
MovieMusicFantasy
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moonyean, was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, the 5-year-old orphaned niece of Moonyean, and she quickly grows up to look just like her aunt.
