Jean Porter

Acting

Jean Porter

Born December 8, 1922 · Cisco, Texas, USA

Died January 13, 2018 · aged 95

One of MGM's more vivacious secondary stars during the 40s, petite and lovely Jean Porter was born in Texas in 1922 but left the state at a young age to pursue her dream as an actress. Following some vaudeville experience, she made her uncredited film debut in 1939 (age 14) and slowly graduated to sweet-natured ingénues in light, wholesome "B" fare. Most were sentimental trifles, such as Andy Har…

Known For

Bathing BeautyBathing Beauty · 1944
Bathing Beauty
5.91944
MovieMusicComedy
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
About FaceAbout Face · 1942
About Face
6.61942
MovieComedy
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
Thrill of a RomanceThrill of a Romance · 1945
Thrill of a Romance
6.61945
MovieComedyMusic
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
The Left Hand of GodThe Left Hand of God · 1955
The Left Hand of God
6.31955
MovieDramaAdventure
A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.
Nazty NuisanceNazty Nuisance · 1943
Nazty Nuisance
4.11943
MovieActionAdventure
Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he tried to avoid taking them, is on his way, via submarine, to a tropical country to negotiate a treaty with the High Chief Paj Mab. However, an American P.T-boat crew is already there and have some plans for schickenbit-grubber and his buddies.
Cry DangerCry Danger · 1951
Cry Danger
6.71951
MovieCrimeThriller
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.
The Youngest ProfessionThe Youngest Profession · 1943
The Youngest Profession
5.31943
MovieComedyRomance
Best friends Joan and Patricia are teenage autograph seekers who spend most of their day bumping into and having tea with movie stars like Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on disinformation from a meddling governess, Joan also devotes some time to working on the no-problem marriage of her parents.
CalabooseCalaboose · 1943
Calaboose
7.01943
MovieComedyRomance
A love-smitten cowpoke accidentally causes a horse stampede.

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Kiss the Boys GoodbyeKiss the Boys Goodbye · 1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
6.51941
MovieMusic
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer. Gwen tells Cindy that the director, Lloyd Lloyd, and composer, Dick Rayburn, have been sent to the South on a talent search for a classic Southern belle type to star in the show, although their shows usually feature Myra Stanhope, an actress whose style is hopelessly inappropriate for this show. Desperate for work, Cindy returns to her aunt Lily Lou and uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany's home in the South and schemes to get Lloyd and Rayburn to audition her.

Girl Going to Audition (uncredited)