Jess Barker

Acting

Jess Barker

Born June 4, 1912 · Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Died August 8, 2000 · aged 88

Jess Barker (June 4, 1912 - August 8, 2000) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. He is probably most famous for being the first husband of actress Susan Hayward.

Known For

The Trail of the Lonesome PineThe Trail of the Lonesome Pine · 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
★ 6.51936
MovieAdventureDrama
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
The Night WalkerThe Night Walker · 1964
The Night Walker
★ 6.41964
MovieThrillerHorror
A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Scarlet StreetScarlet Street · 1945
Scarlet Street
★ 7.61945
MovieDramaCrime
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
Cover GirlCover Girl · 1944
Cover Girl
★ 6.41944
MovieMusicComedy
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
The Time of Their LivesThe Time of Their Lives · 1946
The Time of Their Lives
★ 7.21946
MovieComedyFantasy
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
Senorita from the WestSenorita from the West · 1945
Senorita from the West
★ 6.01945
MovieComedyMusic
Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio crooner, who actually can't sing at all.
Dragonfly SquadronDragonfly Squadron · 1954
Dragonfly Squadron
★ 5.91954
MovieWar
A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led by Major Brady, a famed and skilled-but-grounded pilot, assigned to the Kongku base.
Take One False StepTake One False Step · 1949
Take One False Step
★ 5.41949
MovieCrimeDrama
Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.

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Matinee TheaterMatinee Theater · 1955
Matinee Theater
★ 5.31955
SeriesDrama
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.