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Jane Murfin

Jane Murfin

Writer · Died August 10, 1955, aged 70 · Quincy, Michigan, USA

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? (1932), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. In the 1920s she wrote and produced films for her dog Strongheart, the first major canine star.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 27, 1884
Died
August 10, 1955 (aged 70)
From
Quincy, Michigan, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Jane Murfin's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
27%
Morality
17%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Society
5%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Joyful
5
Warm
4
Bittersweet
6
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jane Murfin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Murfin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Women(2008)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Seed(1944)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Flight for Freedom(1943)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cry 'Havoc'(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Smilin' Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Theatre Play

  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Northwest Passage(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Women(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Stand Up and Fight(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Shining Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • I'll Take Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • That Girl from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • Come and Get It(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Alice Adams(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Break of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Continuity

  • Roberta(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Romance in Manhattan(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • The Life of Vergie Winters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • The Crime Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Spitfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Little Women(1933)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • After Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Adaptation · Story

  • Ann Vickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Double Harness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • The Silver Cord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Our Betters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Rockabye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • Smilin' Through(1932)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • What Price Hollywood? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • Young Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Additional Dialogue

  • Way Back Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Friends and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Too Many Cooks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay

  • White Shoulders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • The Pay-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Screenplay

  • Lawful Larceny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • The Runaway Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Dance Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • Half Marriage(1929)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Side Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Screenplay

  • Street Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Screenplay

  • Lilac Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Theatre Play

  • The Prince of Headwaiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • The Notorious Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • The Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • A Slave of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Flapper Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Theatre Play

  • The Love Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Story

  • Brawn of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Smilin' Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Theatre Play

  • The Silent Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Playthings of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • The Amateur Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay

  • The Right To Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • A Temperamental Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Theatre Play

  • Marie, Ltd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Theatre Play

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1918 to 2008.

Biggest box office

The Women (2008)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

The Women (1939)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 61: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting58 of 61: 56 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing2 of 61: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 61: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s4 · crew1920s18 · crew1930s33 · crew1940s5 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jane Murfin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

The Women (2008)

55th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Women (1939)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jane Murfin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jane Murfin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Murfin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pandro S. Berman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles