Movies with Adele Jergens
Movies found: 8, viewing from 1 to 8
The Sound of Fury aka Try and Get Me
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir
Starring: Richard Carlson, Lloyd Bridges, Harry Shannon, Adele Jergens, Frank Lovejoy, Cliff Clark, Art Smith
Directors: Cy Endfield
Country: USA
Year: 1950
A man down on his luck falls in with a criminal. After a senseless murder, the two are lynched.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Genres: Comedy, Sport, Sci-Fi
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sheldon Leonard, Gavin Muir, Arthur Franz, Nancy Guild, Adele Jergens
Directors: Charles Lamont
Country: USA
Year: 1951
Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy's invisible help.
Ladies of the Chorus
Genres: Musical
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Adele Jergens, Steven Geray, Nana Bryant, Rand Brooks, Eddie Garr, The Bobby True Trio
Directors: Phil Karlson
Country: USA
Year: 1948
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery. Marilyn sings "Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy" and "Anyone Can Tell I Love You."
Side Street
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Starring: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Whit Bissell, Charles McGraw, John Gallaudet, Harry Bellaver, Adele Jergens
Directors: Anthony Mann
Country: USA
Year: 1950
Joe Norson, a poor letter carrier with a sweet, pregnant wife, yields to momentary temptation and steals $30,000 belonging to a pair of ruthless blackmailers who won't stop at murder. After a few days of soul-searching, Joe offers to return the money, only to find that the "friend" he left it with has absconded. Now every move Joe makes plunges him deeper into trouble, as he's pursued and pursuing through the shadowy, sinister side of New York.
A Thousand and One Nights
Genres: Adventure
Starring: John Abbott, Dennis Hoey, Nestor Paiva, Gus Schilling, Philip Van Zandt, Adele Jergens, Phil Silvers
Directors: Alfred E. Green
Country: USA
Year: 1945
On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand. Unfortunately for him, the sultan's wicked twin brother has secretly usurped the throne, someone else is after the lamp for his own ends, and Babs has taken a shine to Aladdin herself and is bent on wrecking his endeavours.
Armored Car Robbery
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Charles McGraw, Steve Brodie, James Flavin, William Talman, Douglas Fowley, Adele Jergens, Gene Evans
Directors: Richard Fleischer
Country: USA
Year: 1950
A well-planned robbery goes awry, with tough cop Cordell in pursuit.
Day the World Ended
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
Starring: Paul Birch, Paul Dubov, Adele Jergens, Jonathan Haze, Lori Nelson, Richard Denning, Raymond Hatton
Directors: Roger Corman
Country: USA
Year: 1955
After a nuclear war, an unlikely group of people, including a rancher, a geologist, a crook and his girlfriend, find themselves trapped in the middle of nowhere while battling an ugly mutant created by Paul Blaisdell. The geologist and the crook also find the time to fight over the rancher's daughter, while the moll fumes.
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Mary Treen, Adele Jergens, Sara Haden, Rosalind Russell, Harry Davenport, Lee Bowman, Charles Winninger
Directors: Alexander Hall
Country: USA
Year: 1945
Even less believable but better overall is She Wouldn't Say Yes, which has a strong first act (set mainly aboard a train), another lively performance by Russell, and features a one-of-a-kind supporting cast. This time Russell is a Dr. Susan Lane, a glamorous psychiatrist who, in the opening scene, is treating returning soldiers with what today we'd call post-traumatic stress syndrome, clearly prime material for a screwball comedy. But before the film can turn into a slapstick Let There Be Light, Susan finds herself leaving town and inadvertently sharing a Pullman car berth with Michael Kent (Lee Bowman), creator of a popular funny pages strip...