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Jean Willes
Actress 1923 - 1989

Jean Willes

Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

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27 titles
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Richard Brooks 1975 2h 12m 7.5

At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.

The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

Gene Kelly 1970 1h 43m 7.0

Two cowboys inherit a "social club" specializing in satisfying men.

Gypsy

Gypsy

Mervyn LeRoy 1962 2h 23m 8.0

Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.

The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

Joseph Pevney 1960 1h 45m

The passengers and crew aboard an airplane reflect on their sorry lives, unaware they're soon to collide with another plane. A 1960 film, with Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Anne Francis, Troy Donahue, John Kerr, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Keenan Wynn, Patsy Kelly.

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Lewis Milestone 1960 2h 7m 7.8

Ocean's Eleven is the 'Rat-Pack' comedy about robber Danny Ocean and his gang in an attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas.

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

Richard Brooks 1960 2h 26m 9.0

A charming con man joins an itinerant evangelical sister who travels the American Midwest taking advantage of gullible locals in the 1920s.

No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

Mervyn LeRoy 1958 1h 59m 6.0

Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?

Desire Under the Elms

Desire Under the Elms

Delbert Mann 1958 1h 51m 7.0

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir.

The Tijuana Story

The Tijuana Story

László Kardos 1957 1h 12m 6.0

In Tijuana, a brave Mexican newspaper editor tries to expose the mob and the local official corruption at his own risk.

The Man Who Turned to Stone

The Man Who Turned to Stone

László Kardos 1957 1h 11m 7.0

A new social worker at a girls' reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group of ancient alchemists, who have insinuated themselves as the prison's chief staffers, to keep themselves alive and free from an insidious petrification, which is already afflicting one of their number.

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

Raoul Walsh 1956 1h 32m 6.0

In the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life.

The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens

Raoul Walsh 1956 1h 26m 6.0

Opportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to find their hidden gold.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Don Siegel 1956 1h 20m 8.3

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

Bowery to Bagdad

Bowery to Bagdad

Edward Bernds 1955 1h 4m

The Bowery Boys find a lamp that has strange magic powers.

Bobby Ware Is Missing

Bobby Ware Is Missing

Thomas Carr 1955 1h 7m 6.0

This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son. The police are contacted, and a ransom letter is received.

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

Phil Karlson 1955 1h 24m 5.6

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

George Cukor 1954 3h 16m 8.3

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

The Glass Web

The Glass Web

Jack Arnold 1953 1h 21m 5.0

A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

Fred Zinnemann 1953 1h 58m 7.2

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

The Sniper

The Sniper

Edward Dmytryk 1952 1h 28m 7.3

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

Lew Landers 1952 1h 5m 4.0

Jungle Jim is forced to lead anthropologist Dr. Edwards into a land inhabited by giant people.

Chinatown at Midnight

Chinatown at Midnight

Seymour Friedman 1949 1h 7m

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

Alexander Hall 1947 1h 41m 5.0

A goddess angered by a musical's take on Greek myths joins the show's cast and convinces the producer to make changes, but her revisions turn it into a failure.

Blondie in the Dough

Blondie in the Dough

Abby Berlin 1947 1h 9m

BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies become so popular that a cookie magnate makes her an offer that is difficult to refuse. Unfortunately, this creates all kinds of problems for the Bumsteads.

You Came Along

You Came Along

John Farrow 1945 1h 43m

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond-selling tour with two buddies, and substitute chaperone Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. After some amusing escapades, Bob and Ivy become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." Then Ivy finds out the real reason why it shou...

Salty O'Rourke

Salty O'Rourke

Raoul Walsh 1945 1h 40m

A gambler (Alan Ladd) and his buddy (William Demarest) find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.

So Proudly We Hail!

So Proudly We Hail!

Mark Sandrich 1943 2h 6m

During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Davidson tries to keep up the spirits of her staff, which includes Lieutenants Joan O'Doul and Olivia D'Arcy.

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