Jean Acker

Acting

Jean Acker

Born October 23, 1893 · Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Died August 16, 1978 · aged 84

Jean Acker (born Harriet Ackers; October 23, 1893 - August 16, 1978) was an American actress.

Known For

It's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful Life · 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
★ 8.31946
MovieDramaFamily
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Remember the NightRemember the Night · 1940
Remember the Night
★ 7.31940
MovieComedyRomance
Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.
SpellboundSpellbound · 1945
Spellbound
★ 7.41945
MovieDramaCrime
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
My Favorite WifeMy Favorite Wife · 1940
My Favorite Wife
★ 7.01940
MovieComedyRomance
Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.
Obliging Young LadyObliging Young Lady · 1942
Obliging Young Lady
★ 6.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.
Torch SingerTorch Singer · 1933
Torch Singer
★ 5.41933
MovieMusicDrama
When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, she searches for the child she gave up.
Good Girls Go to ParisGood Girls Go to Paris · 1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
★ 7.11939
MovieComedy
Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come true. Besides seeing the sights in the French capital she makes friends with a wealthy family there, the Brands.
Miss Fane's Baby Is StolenMiss Fane's Baby Is Stolen · 1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
★ 6.01934
MovieDrama
Miss Madeline Fane is a famous California screen star who has been devoted to her baby son Michael since her husband's death the previous year. One morning she awakens to find Michael has been kidnapped. After a day, she calls in the police, who instantly begin an all-out search.

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Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 · 1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
★ 5.51937
MovieComedyRomance
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.

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WealthWealth · 1921
Wealth
★ 10.01921
MovieDrama
Artist Mary McLeod, while returning to New York, discovers she has lost her train ticket; young Phillip Dominick, a millionaire playboy, offers her his drawing room, posing as her brother, and their friendship in time develops into love. They are married, and Phillip takes his bride to his wealthy mother, on whom he is financially dependent. Mrs. Dominick, however, has plans to separate the couple and marry Phillip to a society girl, and though Mary begs him to take her away, she agrees to remain until the birth of her baby. The grandmother assumes full charge of the child, but despite careful nursing the child dies, and a subsequent misunderstanding causes Mary to leave. Phillip finds her and promises to start a new life in their own home on his own resources.

Estelle Rolland