Jane Harker

Jane Harker

Jane Ellen Harker was born on November 13, 1923 in San Francisco, California. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on September 10, 1988 in St. Johns, Florida, USA. A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is best remembered as Alice from a number of the 'Joe McDoakes' film shorts. She became a Warner Bros. contract player and made her 1946 silver screen bow in "Her Kind of Man." Jane went on to numerous cinematic appearances including "Deception," "Night and Day," and "Humoresque" (all 1946), while building a following by posing for several 'cheesecake' magazines both domestic and foreign; in 1947 she had her best known film role in "The Unfaithful," also was seen in "Love and Learn," and "Possessed," and made the first of her eight appearances as Alice McDoakes opposite George O'Hanlon as Joe. Jane was last seen on screen in the 1948 film "So You Want to Build a House," then essentially dropped from view. She lived out her remaining days in Florida.

  • Title: Jane Harker
  • Popularity: 0.1743
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1923-11-13
  • Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Jane Ellen Harker
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Jane Harker Movies

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    The Unfaithful
    The Unfaithful

    6 1947 HD

    Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her...

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    Deception
    Deception

    6.5 1946 HD

    After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.

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    Humoresque
    Humoresque

    7.1 1947 HD

    A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

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    Her Kind of Man
    Her Kind of Man

    5.8 1946 HD

    A singer can't choose between a charismatic gangster and an honest newspaperman.

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    That Way with Women
    That Way with Women

    6.167 1947 HD

    A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.

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    Never Say Goodbye
    Never Say Goodbye

    6.3 1946 HD

    Phil and Ellen Gayley have been divorced for a year, and their 7-year old daughter, Flip, is very unhappy that her parents are not together. Flip...

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    So You Want an Apartment
    So You Want an Apartment

    5 1948 HD

    Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

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    So You're Going on a Vacation
    So You're Going on a Vacation

    6 1947 HD

    Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.

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    So You Want to Hold Your Wife
    So You Want to Hold Your Wife

    5.7 1947 HD

    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.

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    So You Want to Play the Horses
    So You Want to Play the Horses

    6 1946 HD

    In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.

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    So You Want to Be in Pictures
    So You Want to Be in Pictures

    5.8 1947 HD

    Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.

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    So You Want to Build a House
    So You Want to Build a House

    4.5 1948 HD

    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns...

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    So You're Going to Be a Father
    So You're Going to Be a Father

    4.3 1947 HD

    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.

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    So You Want to Be a Salesman
    So You Want to Be a Salesman

    5.5 1947 HD

    Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.

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    Love and Learn
    Love and Learn

    5.5 1947 HD

    A wealthy socialite bored with her life meets and falls in love with a struggling songwriter on the verge of leaving New York and quitting the music...

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    The Man I Love
    The Man I Love

    6.2 1946 HD

    Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various...

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    Possessed
    Possessed

    6.846 1947 HD

    After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

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    The Time, The Place and The Girl
    The Time, The Place and The Girl

    5.4 1946 HD

    The stuffy manager of lovely opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub next...

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    Two Guys from Milwaukee
    Two Guys from Milwaukee

    4.8 1946 HD

    Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the...

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    Night and Day
    Night and Day

    5.7 1946 HD

    When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee...

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