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Adele Jergens

Adele Jergens

Actor · Died November 22, 2002, aged 84 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 - November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jergen's birth date is sometimes listed as 1922. Jergens first rose to prominence in the late 1930s, when she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In the early 1940s, she worked as a Rockette, and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City. After a few years of working as a model and chorus girl, including being an understudy to Gypsy Rose Lee, Jergens landed a movie contract with Columbia Pictures in 1944, with brunette Jergens becoming a blonde. Her chorus girl past came in handy when she played an exotic dancer in Armored Car Robbery (1950). She was usually cast as blonde floozies and burlesque dancers. She once played Marilyn Monroe's mother in Ladies of the Chorus (1948) despite the fact that Jergens was only 9 years older than Monroe. In 1949, while filming Treasure of Monte Cristo, a film noir set in San Francisco, she met and married co-star Glenn Langan (The Amazing Colossal Man). They remained married until his death in 1991. Their only child, actor Tracy Langan, predeceased his mother. She is interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele Jergens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1917
Died
November 22, 2002 (aged 84)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Adele Jergens' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Bonds
23%
Power
12%
Self
11%
Survival
9%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
5
Melancholic
5
Romantic
4
Dread
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adele Jergens' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adele Jergens' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Girls Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jenny (archive footage)

  • Fighting Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mae Randle

  • Girls in Prison(1956)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Runaway Daughters(1956)

    as Dixie Jackson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Day the World Ended(1955)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Lonesome Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mae

  • The Cobweb(1955)

    as Miss Cobb

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Treasure(1955)

    as Rita Starr

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Strange Lady in Town(1955)

    as Bella Brown

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Overland Pacific(1954)

    as Jessie Loraine

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Big Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Doris Grayson

  • The Miami Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Gwen Abbott

  • Fireman Save My Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Harry's Wife

  • Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Murray

  • The Abbott and Costello Show(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxine

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Somebody Loves Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Nola Beach

  • Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Gladys

  • Dangerous Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Marilyn

  • Show Boat(1951)

    as Cameo McQueen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Racket Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginia

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

    as Boots Marsden

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sugarfoot(1951)

    as Reva Cairn

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Sound of Fury(1950)

    as Velma

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Blues Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lola Stanton

  • Edge of Doom(1950)

    as Irene

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Armored Car Robbery(1950)

    as Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beware of Blondie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Toby Clifton

  • Everybody's Dancin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Adele Jergens

  • Side Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lucille 'Lucky' Colner

  • The Traveling Saleswoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lilly

  • Blonde Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Joanie Marshall

  • Radar Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lila

  • Treasure of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jean Turner

  • Law of the Barbary Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • The Mutineers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Norma Harrison

  • The Crime Doctor's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Inez Gray

  • Slightly French (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Yvonne La Tour

  • Ladies of the Chorus(1948)

    as Mae Martin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Dark Past(1948)

    as Laura Stevens

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Fuller Brush Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Miss Sharmley

  • The Woman from Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Nylon

  • The Prince of Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Lady Christabel

  • I Love Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Boots Nestor

  • Blondie's Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Gloria Stafford

  • When a Girl's Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Adele Jordan

  • Down to Earth(1947)

    as Georgia Evans

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mona Harrison

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes(1945)

    as Allura

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angel(1945)

    as Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • State Fair(1945)

    as Girl on Rollercoaster (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Thousand and One Nights(1945)

    as Princess Armina

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Together Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Gilda Laverne (uncredited)

  • Pin Up Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Canteen Hostess (uncredited)

  • Black Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mary Brent

  • Jane Eyre(1943)

    as Woman at Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Gang's All Here(1943)

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hello Frisco, Hello(1943)

    as Chorine (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1943 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Strange Lady in Town (1955)

$4.6K worldwide

Highest rated

The Sound of Fury (1950)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Film career

  • 1943Screen debut· Hello, Frisco, Hello
  • 1948First top-billed film· Ladies of the Chorus
  • 1948Career best· Ladies of the Chorus

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1940s25 · acting1950s31 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
4348

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Adele Jergens' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Outlaw Treasure (1955)

90th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Jane Eyre (1943)

Midcredits 88th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Adele Jergens work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adele Jergens' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samuel Z. Arkoff shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles