Jo Ann Sayers

Actor · 1918 – 2011 · Seattle, Washington, USA

Jo Ann Sayers (born Miriam Lucille Lilygren) was an American screen and stage actress. Sayers' film career spanned the years 1938 to 1953, however mainly went inactive after 1940.

Movies16

Movie7.2
ComedyDrama
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
The Women
1939 · 184 votes
Movie6.7
AdventureDrama
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · 21 votes
Movie6.3
Science FictionHorror
Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.
The Man with Nine Lives
1940 · 25 votes
Movie7.3
RomanceMusic
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · 3 votes
Movie7.2
ComedyDrama
Four student nurses at a large urban hospital cope with life's problems and career issues.
Four Girls in White
1939 · 4 votes
Movie5.8
MysteryComedy
The Sloanes tie murder to the theft of a Shakespeare manuscript.
Fast and Loose
1939 · 9 votes
Movie5.0
WesternRomance
Easterner Madeline Hammond buys a ranch not knowing Hayworth is using it to smuggle ammunition across the border. When trouble starts, she brings back Gene Stewart ex-foreman who left the country after fighting with the Sheriff.
The Light of Western Stars
1940 · 3 votes
Movie7.7
Crime
Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.
Think First
1939 · 3 votes
Movie6.5
ComedyRomance
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
Honolulu
1939 · 8 votes
Movie6.5
CrimeDrama
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Within the Law
1939 · 6 votes
Movie6.7
Drama
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 · 10 votes
Movie7.0
Crime
A temporary laborer helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket.
Help Wanted
1939 · 3 votes
Movie5.1
Documentary
This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the Colorado River is sent to Hollywood, where movie studios need it to make movies. After a tour of the MGM studios' power plants, we see short advertisements for upcoming MGM releases.
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
1938 · 7 votes
Movie6.5
DocumentaryDrama
The "unseen guardians" of the title are the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates mail order racketeering; the Underwriters' Laboratories, which are shown testing electrical equipment, fire extinguishers, and large floor safes; and those who run orphanages, who assure that the children in their care are placed in proper adoptive homes.
Unseen Guardians
1939 · 4 votes
Movie5.8
DramaCrime
In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes drinking and driving, and the tragic consequences hit very close to home.
Drunk Driving
1939 · 10 votes
Movie5.0
Drama
Can faith work miracles? You be the judge.
Miracle at Lourdes
1939 · 1 votes