Jane Harker Trailers
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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.
Most Popular Jane Harker Trailers
Total trailers found: 20
15 May 1948
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 into a nightmare.
13 September 1947
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
05 July 1947
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
26 July 1946
Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the microphone is live, the two stage a debate on democracy versus monarchy broadcast back to the Prince's homeland.
10 May 1947
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
02 May 1947
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 business.
26 December 1946
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 ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca.
02 July 1946
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital.
11 May 1946
A nightclub singer can't choose between a charismatic small-time gangster and an honest newspaperman.
26 October 1946
After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
01 July 1947
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense.
09 November 1946
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.
25 January 1947
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
29 May 1947
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.
22 November 1947
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.
26 December 1946
The stuffy manager of lovely opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub next door to the Cassels' home.
07 June 1947
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
05 October 1946
In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.
14 February 1947
A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.
03 January 1948
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
