Jean Joyce

Acting

Jean Joyce

Born September 27, 1916

Died November 6, 1939 · aged 23

Jean Joyce was the stage name of the 1930s film starlet who appeared in the films Swing Time (with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers), Outlaws Of Sonora, and Riders Of The Frontier. She was married to director Abby Berlin. Tragically she committed suicide in 1939 at the age of twenty-three.

Known For

Tough KidTough Kid · 1938
Tough Kid
★ 6.51938
MovieCrimeAction
Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world championship title bout. Trouble comes for the Murphys when Red runs up against a gambling syndicate and is put on the spot to throw the fight.
SabotageSabotage · 1939
Sabotage
★ 6.61939
MovieActionDrama
The night before his grandson, Tommy Grayson, a mechanic at the Midland Aircraft Corporation, is to marry Gail, a former showgirl, Major Matt Grayson, a war veteran and watchman at the plant, catches two men breaking into the machine shop. The men run, but the major shoots one of them.....
Romance on the RunRomance on the Run · 1938
Romance on the Run
★ 7.01938
MovieComedyMystery
A (rather shady?) private detective specializing in recovering highly insured items gets involved in recovering a stolen necklace. In the process also gets involved with a secretary at the insurance company.
Riders of the FrontierRiders of the Frontier · 1939
Riders of the Frontier
★ 7.01939
MovieActionWestern
The Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane, who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah Burton, a prisoner. Tex Lowery, an undercover Texas Ranger, rescues Martha Williams, a nurse sent for by the ailing Sarah, from a stagecoach holdup by Lane's henchmen. He later convinces Laner that he is a wanted outlaw named Ed Carter, and gains entry to Rancho Grande. But the real Ed Carter shows up.
Outlaws of SonoraOutlaws of Sonora · 1938
Outlaws of Sonora
★ 6.51938
MovieWestern
Outlaws of Sonora is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.
Overland MailOverland Mail · 1939
Overland Mail
★ 4.51939
MovieWestern
Overland mail riders Jack Mason and his pal, Porchy, learn that an Indian uprising is imminent because one of the tribe has been murdered by a gang of outlaws. The primary town of the mail route is also being used as a hideout and base of operations for a gang of counterfeiters led by Joe Polini. Jack and an undercover federal agent, Duke Evans, round up the counterfeiters and turn Polini over to the Indian Chief as the killer of the brave.
Sagebrush SerenadeSagebrush Serenade · 1939
Sagebrush Serenade
★ 9.01939
MovieWesternMusic
Ray Whitley and the other Lazy-Q cowhands break up a plot by Mrs. Pierce to have her son George acquire the ranch by marrying the owner's daughter.

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