Janis Carter

Janis Carter

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.

  • Title: Janis Carter
  • Popularity: 24.742
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1913-10-10
  • Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Also Known As: Janis Elinore Dremann
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Janis Carter Movies

  • 1946
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    Night Editor

    Night Editor

    5.5 1946 HD

    A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: William Gargan

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  • 1944
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    The Missing Juror

    The Missing Juror

    5.9 1944 HD

    A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Jim Bannon

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  • 1950
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    The Woman on Pier 13

    The Woman on Pier 13

    5.3 1950 HD

    Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Laraine Day

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  • 1947
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    Framed

    Framed

    6.378 1947 HD

    Truck 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Glenn Ford

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  • 1944
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    The Mark of the Whistler

    The Mark of the Whistler

    5.8 1944 HD

    A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner,...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Richard Dix

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  • 1945
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    The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

    5.8 1945 HD

    A 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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Richard Dix

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  • 1949
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    Miss Grant Takes Richmond

    Miss Grant Takes Richmond

    5.4 1949 HD

    A 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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1948
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    I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

    6.206 1948 HD

    A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Franchot Tone

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  • 1951
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    Flying Leathernecks

    Flying Leathernecks

    5.974 1951 HD

    Major 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...

    Genre: War

    Cast: John Wayne

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  • 1943
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    Lady of Burlesque

    Lady of Burlesque

    5.3 1943 HD

    After 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...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck

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  • 1944
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    One Mysterious Night

    One Mysterious Night

    5.9 1944 HD

    After 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....

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Chester Morris

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  • 1946
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    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    The Notorious Lone Wolf

    5.5 1946 HD

    Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Gerald Mohr

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  • 1951
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    My Forbidden Past

    My Forbidden Past

    5.7 1951 HD

    An 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Mitchum

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  • 1942
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    Just Off Broadway

    Just Off Broadway

    5 1942 HD

    Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Lloyd Nolan

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  • 1950
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    A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

    6.2 1950 HD

    Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rosalind Russell

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  • 1951
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    Santa Fe

    Santa Fe

    6.8 1951 HD

    After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Randolph Scott

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  • 1949
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    And Baby Makes Three

    And Baby Makes Three

    4.2 1949 HD

    A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Robert Young

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  • 1952
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    The Half-Breed

    The Half-Breed

    5 1952 HD

    An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Robert Young

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  • 1949
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    Slightly French

    Slightly French

    6.5 1949 HD

    A 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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dorothy Lamour

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  • 1942
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    That Other Woman

    That Other Woman

    5.5 1942 HD

    A 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.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Virginia Gilmore

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  • 1946
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    One Way to Love

    One Way to Love

    7 1946 HD

    A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Willard Parker

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  • 1942
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    Secret Agent of Japan

    Secret Agent of Japan

    4.5 1942 HD

    World War II espionage drama, starring Preston Foster and Lynn Bari.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Preston Foster

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  • 1946
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    The Fighting Guardsman

    The Fighting Guardsman

    1 1946 HD

    A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Willard Parker

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  • 1942
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    I Married an Angel

    I Married an Angel

    5 1942 HD

    A playboy drops his many girlfriends when he falls in love with a grounded angel.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Jeanette MacDonald

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  • 1942
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    Thunder Birds

    Thunder Birds

    5.3 1942 HD

    On 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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gene Tierney

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  • 1943
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    Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

    4.5 1943 HD

    The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispenser "Mr. Anthony". The host of a "What's your...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Bob Haymes

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  • 1944
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    The Ghost That Walks Alone

    The Ghost That Walks Alone

    4 1944 HD

    Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Arthur Lake

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  • 1944
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    The Girl in the Case

    The Girl in the Case

    5.5 1944 HD

    William Warner is a lawyer who is famous for his skill at opening any kind of lock, making him a valuable commodity. William is unknowingly enlisted...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Edmund Lowe

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  • 1942
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    Who Is Hope Schuyler?

    Who Is Hope Schuyler?

    4 1942 HD

    A girl reporter is trying to tack down the lady-in-the-title, as a key witness in a graft trial, which involves three murder and that many failed...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Mary Howard

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  • 1945
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    A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

    5.6 1945 HD

    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...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Evelyn Keyes

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  • 1941
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    Cadet Girl

    Cadet Girl

    1 1941 HD

    A West Point cadet and his bandleader brother fall for a singer in the band.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Carole Landis

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  • 1954
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.25 1954 HD

    Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1972
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    Lights Out

    Lights Out

    5.3 1972 HD

    Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Jack La Rue

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  • 1955
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    The Elgin Hour

    The Elgin Hour

    7 1955 HD

    A drama series that ran every other week, attracted top notch actors and actresses, and was broadcast from New York City.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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