Farrell appeared in over 30 films in her first five years with Warner Bros. Farrell sometimes would work on three pictures that were shooting at the same time and managed to transition from one role to another. She co-starred in the Academy-Award nominated films "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932) with Paul Muni and "Lady for a Day" (1933) by director Frank Capra. She also appeared in films such as "Girl Missing" (1933), "Little Big Shot" (1935), the musical "Go into Your Dance" (1935) and the comedies "Nobody's Fool" (1936) and "High Tension" (1936).