
Acting
Janis Carter
Born 1913-10-10 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Janis Carter (October 10, 1913 — July 30, 1994) was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s. After attending Mather College in Cleveland, Ohio, Carter headed to New York in an attempt to start an opera career. Although unsuccessful in opera, she was working on Broadway where she was spotted on stage by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a movie deal. Carter, after moving to Hollywood, appeared in over 30 films beginning in 1941 for 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, and RKO. She appeared in the films Night Editor (1946) and Framed (1947) with Glenn Ford and the Flying Leathernecks (1951) with John Wayne. After leaving Los Angeles, Carter returned to New York and found work in television in comedies, dramas, and as hostess for the quiz show Feather Your Nest, opposite Bud Collyer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janis Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
6.7A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.
That Other Woman
1942
5.8Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Flying Leathernecks
1951
5.9A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.
The Power of the Whistler
1945
5.4After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
Lady of Burlesque
1943
7.5A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
Slightly French
1949
6.0On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse, competes with Britt for the affections of Kay Saunders, the daughter of a local rancher. Despite their differences, Britt makes sure Sutton passes his training and becomes a combat pilot -- even though he loses Kay to the young man in the process.
Thunder Birds
1942
7.0Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more involved.
A Woman of Distinction
1950
6.1On 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.
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
6.5A wealthy man hires a private detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.
I Love Trouble
1948
6.5Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.
Framed
1947
7.0An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.
The Half-Breed
1952
6.8After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
Santa Fe
1951
6.0Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
5.5An 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.
My Forbidden Past
1951
5.5World War II espionage drama, starring Preston Foster and Lynn Bari.
Secret Agent of Japan
1942
6.3A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.
The Missing Juror
1944
6.2After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.
One Mysterious Night
1944
5.5A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.
Night Editor
1946
4.8Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
5.6A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
5.1A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.
And Baby Makes Three
1949
8.0A West Point cadet and his bandleader brother fall for a singer in the band.
Cadet Girl
1941
8.5A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.
The Fighting Guardsman
1945
5.3Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.
The Woman on Pier 13
1950