Some of Jones' later films include Vincente Minnelli's interesting adaptation of "Madame Bovary" (1949), the fascinating Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger film, "Gone to Earth" (1950) and the popular soap opera "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (1955). Whether sympathetic or not, genteel or lusty, she was most typically cast as restless heroines adrift amid a sea of turbulent passion. She enjoyed starring roles through the late 50s and later returned for very occasional supporting roles and guest spots, the last time as Fred Astaire's love interest in the all-star "The Towering Inferno" (1974).