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One of MGM's more vivacious secondary stars during the 40s, petite and lovely Jean Porter was born in Texas in 1925 but left the state while young to pursue her dream as an actress. Following some vaudeville experience, she made her uncredited film debut in 1939 (age 14) and slowly graduated to sweet-natured ingénues in light, wholesome "B" fare. Most were sentimental trifles, such as Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)and Easy to Wed (1946), or western action with such obvious titles as Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) and Home in Wyomin' (1942). Despite her promise and talent, none of her approximately 30 films managed to set her apart and top stardom remained elusive.
Jean's finest screen roles probably came with The Youngest Profession (1943) and Till the End of Time (1946), where she met future husband, director Edward Dmytryk. They married in 1948 and had three children: Richard, Victoria and Rebecca, the latter becoming a wildlife rescuer and rehabilitator. Not long into their marriage, Dmytryk was branded a Communist as one of the "Hollywood Ten" (he was admittedly once a member of The American Communist Party) and the next decade or so would be a dark period of time for them.
Unable to work, the blacklisted director moved his family to England where he found some employment. In 1951, however, Dmytryk decided to return to the States and was jailed for six months before giving testimony and being granted a reprieve. As a result, he was allowed to return to directing. Jean's last film, in fact, would be The Left Hand of God (1955) starring Humphrey Bogart and Gene Tierney, which was directed by her husband. Throughout their ordeal Jean and Edward remained a loyal couple and in later years wrote a book together "On Screen Acting" in 1984. Happily married until his death at age 90 of heart and kidney failure in 1999, Jean continues to be a regular attendee of film-related events and a by-line contributor for "Classic Images," the popular magazine for old-styled film fans, in which she reminisces of Hollywood back then.
Date of Birth 8 December 1922, Cisco, Texas
Most Popular Jean Porter Trailers
Total trailers found: 33
23 July 1946
Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs.
25 December 1941
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
01 November 1947
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents.
02 September 1955
A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China.
31 May 1945
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier.
10 October 1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios.
01 August 1941
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer.
05 October 1945
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
19 June 1947
Upon leaving finishing school, Judy Gibson goes to meet her presumed wealthy and socially prominent relatives.
20 November 1942
An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.
27 June 1944
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
21 November 1945
An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.
23 May 1945
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
11 March 1942
As foreman of a dude ranch, Gene has two problems. One is a guest, the spoiled daughter of a millioniare, and the other is the disgruntled ex-foreman that Gene replaced, now just a ranch hand.
31 August 1939
A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families.
05 April 1940
One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists.
06 July 1951
A civilian, ordered to report to his draft board, slips off into a dream about the army life ahead of him.
06 August 1943
Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he tried to avoid taking them, is on his way, via submarine, to a tropical country to negotiate a treaty with the High Chief Paj Mab.
16 April 1942
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
23 February 1951
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.
15 September 1944
A ranch owner fires his ranch hands and brings in women to replace them. The owner's daughter wants the male hands back and comes up with a plan to do it.
04 May 1944
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her.
18 May 1951
A film director travels to Kentucky to seek out local talent for a hillbilly musical film. There, he gets kidnapped.
21 November 1932
A wealthy young socialite gets the gambling bug, and soon it goes from being just a fun pastime to an addiction, and she begins to lose more and more of her fortune.
11 March 1936
Julia and Hap are a dance team. He drinks and gambles, she succeeds for a while with the help of producer Alan.
23 October 1947
The biggest town problem is worrying whether the high school basketball team will win the championship.
28 November 1946
The plot gets under way when Joanne, a carnival hootchy-kootchy dancer, is accepted into a snobbish college sorority when it is assumed that she hails from a blueblooded Virginia family.
30 March 1942
A Soundie with Jean Porter and Larry Stewart.
09 November 1942
A Soundie with Harry Barris and Jean Porter.
10 July 1949
Roller Derby Girl is 1949 short documentary directed by Justin Herman about how mid-twentieth century women made advances and careers in roller derby.
26 February 1943
Joan Lyons and her friend Patricia Drew are autograph hounds spending most of their day bumping into, and having tea, with the likes of Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
29 January 1943
A love-smitten cowpoke acciidentally causes a horse stampede.
05 November 1947
Socialite Cathy Abbott is working in the chorus of a Broadway show instead of being enrolled at an exclusive girl's school as her parents think.
