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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4401 |
| Birthday | 1923-11-13 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Jane Ellen Harker, |
1947
The Unfaithful
5.932/22
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 l...
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The Unfaithful
1946
Deception
6.7/50
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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Deception
1947
Humoresque
7.021/73
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
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Humoresque
1948
So You Want an Apartment
5.857/7
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
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So You Want an Apartment
1946
Her Kind of Man
6.25/8
A nightclub singer can't choose between a charismatic small-time gangster and an honest newspaperman.
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Her Kind of Man
1946
Never Say Goodbye
6.3/18
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 star...
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Never Say Goodbye
1947
That Way with Women
6.714/7
A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.
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That Way with Women
1947
So You're Going on a Vacation
7.25/4
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
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So You're Going on a Vacation
1947
So You Want to Hold Your Wife
6.4/5
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes attempts to save his five-year marriage to Alice.
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So You Want to Hold Your Wife
1946
So You Want to Play the Horses
6.5/4
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 Play the Horses
1947
So You Want to Be in Pictures
6.571/7
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 Be in Pictures
1948
So You Want to Build a House
6/4
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 Want to Build a House
1947
So You're Going to Be a Father
5.8/5
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
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So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
So You Want to Be a Salesman
6.25/4
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
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So You Want to Be a Salesman
1947
Love and Learn
6.667/3
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 b...
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Love and Learn
1946
The Man I Love
6.103/29
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 wa...
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The Man I Love
1947
Possessed
6.9/87
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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Possessed
1946
The Time, The Place and The Girl
5.667/6
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...
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The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee
4.9/9
Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the micro...
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Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
Night and Day
6.1/36
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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