6 Best Adele Jergens Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 22, 2026

Adele Jergens brought a glamorous, statuesque presence to Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s and frequently played showgirls and nightclub performers. Show Boat follows riverboat performers through romance and scandal, Side Street tangles a desperate mail carrier with dangerous criminals, Down to Earth sends a Greek muse to a Broadway musical about herself, and State Fair brings romance to a farm family. The Gang’s All Here and Jane Eyre round out the list.

Show Boat (1951)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 81%

A Mississippi showboat's performers navigate love, gambling and racial injustice across decades.

Directed by George Sidney · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Nominated for 2 Oscars4 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Side Street (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Adele Jergens features in this noir about a desperate part-time mail carrier who steals a large sum of money and becomes entangled with dangerous criminals.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 23m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Down to Earth (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Adele Jergens features in this musical comedy about a Greek muse who descends to Earth to take over the starring role in a Broadway musical about her.

Directed by Alexander Hall · 1h 41m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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State Fair (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 83%

A farm family's trip to the state fair turns into romance for both grown children.

Directed by Walter Lang · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar4 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Gang's All Here (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Adele Jergens features in this Technicolor musical where a soldier on leave romances a Broadway performer while a lavish revue unfolds around them.

Directed by Busby Berkeley · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jane Eyre (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An orphaned governess falls for her brooding employer, whose mysterious past threatens their future.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Adele Jergens Movies

Show Boat (1951)

Side Street (1950)

Down to Earth (1947)

State Fair (1945)

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Jane Eyre (1943)

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