Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

April 3, 1921 · 105 years old

Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty (1954) as well as an Academy Award for Best S…

Known For

16 titles
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Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951 · 1h 51m · Movie

Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.

8.1
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The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954 · 2h 27m · Movie

When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

6.6
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Caged

Caged

1950 · 1h 37m · Movie

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?

7.6
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Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1948 · 1h 42m · Movie

A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.

7.7
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The Incident

The Incident

1967 · 1h 47m · Movie

Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.

7.6
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1984

1984

1956 · 1h 30m · Movie

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

6.9
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Mystery Street

Mystery Street

1950 · 1h 33m · Movie

A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.

7.2
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Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955 · 1h 24m · Movie

When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend.

6.7
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The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1951 · 1h 41m · Movie

Ellen McNulty loses her hamburger joint and goes to see her son, who marries a socialite at the same time. Due to her modest background and a case of mistaken identity, Ellen poses as the newlyweds' cook.

7.4
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Pony Express

Pony Express

1953 · 1h 41m · Movie

Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock work to establish the Pony Express and fight Indians and California Separatists who seek to destroy it.

5.8
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Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950 · 1h 30m · Movie

When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.

6.5
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Women's Prison

Women's Prison

1955 · 1h 20m · Movie

A sadistic prison warden takes out her sexual frustration on her women inmates. While a caring physician tries to improve the jail's brutal atmosphere, a pair of rebellious inmates take matters into their own hands.

6.5
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The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958 · 1h 24m · Movie

An aging film star and her alcoholic daughter compete for a handsome extra.

6.1
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Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

1952 · 1h 23m · Movie

A deaf boxer is exploited by a gold-digging blonde.

6.6
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Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954 · 1h 18m · Movie

The owner of a salmon cannery in Alaska hires a man who had formerly been his partner, and comes to regret it.

6.1
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The Minx

The Minx

1969 · 1h 24m · Movie

A businessman hosts a hunting party at a remote lodge, and hires three prostitutes to take care of his clients. However, the girls have their own plans and secretly install cameras in the bedrooms to record the activities for futu...

4.5