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Lois Collier is a Actor American born on 21 march 1919 at Salley (USA)
Lois Collier (21 March 1919 – 27 October 1999), born Madelyn Earle Jones, was an American film actress born in Salley, South Carolina. She was sometimes credited as Lois Collyer.
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Birth name Madelyn Earle Jones
Nationality USA
Birth 21 march 1919 at Salley (USA)
Death 27 january 1999 (at 79 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 21 march 1919 at Salley (USA)
Death 27 january 1999 (at 79 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Biography
Collier was married to bank executive Robert A. Duncan. She was granted a divorce from him on September 3, 1943. On August 4, 1945, Collier married to Robert Jackson Oakley, an agent for actors. They divorced in 1956.Usually with
Filmography of Lois Collier (24 films)
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Rhythm Inn (1951)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jane Frazee, Kirby Grant, Charles Smith, Lois Collier, Fritz Feld, Ralph Sanford
Roles Betty Parker
Rating69%
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, Harry Lauter, Richard Irving, Tom Steele
Roles Helen Hall
Rating53%
Martian invader, Mota (Gregory Gaye), attempts to conquer the Earth as Mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. They consider that it would be much safer, and beneficial for both Earth and Mars, if the Martians were in charge. Mota, having been shot down by an experimental ray gun, blackmails American scientist, and former Nazi, Dr. Bryant (James Craven) into assisting him and hires some criminals to be his henchmen.
Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
, 1h9Directed by Glenn Tryon
Origin USA
Actors Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier, Richard Lane, Barbara Brown, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), June Storey
Roles Alice Forrester
Arthur Takes Over (1948)
, 1h3Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Lois Collier, Richard Crane, Skip Homeier, Ann E. Todd, Robert Walker, Ann E. Todd
Roles Margaret Bixby
Rating57%
Slave Girl (1947)
, 1h20Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about slavery, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, George Brent, Broderick Crawford, Albert Dekker, Lois Collier, Andy Devine
Roles Aleta
Rating52%
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
, 1h25Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Charles Drake, Sig Ruman, Dan Seymour
Roles Annette
Rating68%
Set in Casablanca shortly after World War II, escaped Nazi war criminal Heinrich Stubel (Sig Ruman) has steadily murdered three different managers of the Hotel Casablanca. Disguised as a Count Pfferman, Stubel's goal is to reclaim the stolen art treasures that he has hidden in the hotel. However, the only way he can do this undetected is by murdering the hotel's managers and running the hotel himself.
Jungle Queen (1945)
Directed by Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Edward Norris, Eddie Quillan, Douglass Dumbrille, Lois Collier, Ruth Roman, Tala Birell
Roles Pamela Courtney
Rating58%
In 1939, Nazi Germany sends a team of agents to incite revolt and seize British Middle Africa as a first step in conquering Africa. Attempting to place their own sympathiser in charge of the local tribe, they face resistance from Pamela Courtney searching for her father, a pair of American volunteers and the mysterious Jungle Queel Lothel, who appears out of nowhere in her nightgown to give advice and instructions to the tribe.
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
, 1h16Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Lois Collier, Henry Travers
Roles Miss Caroline Jackson
Rating69%
The time is the 1890s. Captain Sam (Henry Travers), owner of the showboat River Queen, travels along the Mississippi River bringing honest entertainment to each town. At a stop in Ironville, he meets Crawford (Alan Curtis), Bonita (Rita Johnson), and Bailey (Joe Sawyer), who are wanted by the local sheriff. Against the advice of his daughter Caroline (Lois Collier), his lead actor Dexter Broadhurst (Bud Abbott), and his chief roustabout Sebastian Dinwiddle (Lou Costello), the Captain joins them for a card game at a local gambling house.
Cobra Woman (1944)
, 1h11Directed by Robert Siodmak, Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors María Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Edgar Barrier, Mary Nash, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Roles Veeda
Rating56%
Un conteur se lance dans l'histoire étrange de l'île de Cobra. Alors qu'elle s'apprête à célébrer ses noces avec Ramu, une belle indigène, Tolea, est enlevée par un esclave muet, dépêché depuis l'île de Cobra par une grande-prêtresse sanguinaire, Naja. Naja est par ailleurs la sœur jumelle de Tolea. Ramu ne se le tient pas pour dit. En compagnie du jeune Kado et d'un chimpanzé, il s'embarque pour l'île maléfique avant que sa cruelle grande-prêtresse n'ait jetée Tolea dans le volcan où ont déjà péri tant de victimes...
Jungle Woman (1944)
, 1h1Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes
Actors Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier, Milburn Stone, Douglass Dumbrille
Roles Joan Fletcher
Rating47%
The film begins with shadowy images on a wall showing a man being attacked by what appears to be a woman. He produces a needle from his pocket and administers its contents to his assailant. She falls to the ground, apparently dead.
Weird Woman (1944)
, 1h3Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan, Elisabeth Risdon, Lois Collier
Roles Margaret Mercer
Rating61%
Professor Norman Reed (Chaney, Jr.) falls in love with and marries an exotic woman named Paula (Gwynne) while on vacation in the South Seas. When they return to his home town, she is greeted coolly by much of the community, especially Illona (Ankers), who felt that Reed was hers. Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague, which turns people against her even more, especially as she believes in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena. Reed must work hard to prove her innocence and find the real culprit behind the strange doings.
Ladies Courageous (1944)
, 1h28Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Phillip Terry
Roles Jill Romilly
Rating57%
In World War II, Roberta Harper (Loretta Young) leads the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), made up of 25 women who ferry aircraft across the United States allowing male pilots to be released for combat service. Despite their success, her commanding officer, Colonel Andy Brennan (Richard Fraser) says that her pilots may not be able to handle dangerous missions. Roberta also has to contend with her impetuous sister, Virginia "Virgie" Alford (Geraldine Fitzgerald), and other concerns such as an affair involving Nadine Shannon (Diana Barrymore), one of her pilots. Famous aerobatic pilot Gerry Vail (Anne Gwynne), a member of "The Flying Vails", is afraid that her 100th flight may be her last, a fate that befell her father and brothers during their 100th performance. Roberta assures her that her 100th flight has already taken place.
Ladies Courageous (1944)
, 1h28Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Phillip Terry
Roles Jill Romilly
Rating57%
Santa Fe Scouts (1943)
, 55minutesDirected by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Jimmie Dodd, Lois Collier, John James, Tom Chatterton
Roles Claire Robbins
Rating70%
Une loi donnant des droits aux squatters est sur le point d'être votée. Un avocat veut en profiter pour s'emparer de la propriété de Tim Clay en raison de la source qui s'y trouve, et le fait accuser de meurtre, puis coupe l'approvisionnement en eau de la vallée. Les trois mesquiteers enquêtent pour trouver des preuves, puis entrent en action.
Young Ideas (1943)
, 1h17Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall, Mary Astor, Elliott Reid, Richard Carlson, Allyn Joslyn
Roles Co-ed (uncredited)
Rating56%
Josephine Evans (Mary Astor) and Professor Michael Kingsley (Herbert Marshall) are in a romantic relationship, something not approved of by Evan's two children. They try to disrupt the relationship with salacious incidents taken from their mother's fiction books, presenting them as true things their mother has done, hoping Kingsley would be displeased.