Lois January

Lois January

Lois January was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Lois also had a secondary part in the Wizard Of Oz, towards the end of the movie, holding a Siamese cat in her arms. Toto jumps out of the basket of the hot air balloon that was supposed to take him, Dorothy and the Wizard away from the Land of Oz. January's first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, is probably as the Emerald City manicurist in The Wizard of Oz who sings to Dorothy that "we can make a dimpled smile out of a frown". Although the character was unnamed, many fans believe it to be an incarnation of novel character Jellia Jamb. During the 1930s she played in numerous westerns as the heroine, usually opposite Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy and Bob Baker, among others. In 1935 she starred opposite Reb Russell in Arizona Badman, and in 1936 she starred with Brown in Rogue of the Range, and alongside Tim McCoy in Border Caballero. While under contract with Universal Pictures she continued to play heroine roles in westerns, and in 1937 she starred opposite Bob Baker in Courage of the West. The reissuing of the 1935 exploitation film The Pace That Kills (under the title Cocaine Fiends) would eventually lend January even more exposure, however limited. January's Broadway credits include High Kickers (1941) and Yokel Boy (1939). By the mid-1940s, her starring roles had waned but she continued to act in non-starring parts. In 1942 she was the "poster girl" for Chesterfield cigarettes. From 1960 through 1987 she played numerous small roles on television, to include roles on My Three Sons and Marcus Welby, M.D. Her last acting role was in 1987, on the television movie Double Agent. During the 1980s she attended several western film festivals.

  • Title: Lois January
  • Popularity: 3.661
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1912-10-05
  • Place of Birth: McAllen, Texas, USA
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  • Also Known As: Laura Lois January
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Lois January Movies

  • 1935
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    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills

    2.6 1935 HD

    A drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother, and turns them into “cocaine fiends”.

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  • 1961
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    The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    4 1961 HD

    Director Andrew V. McLaglen's 1961 drama, based on John William Fox's novel, is the tale of a young man returning home after fighting in the Civil...

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  • 1935
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    Life Returns

    Life Returns

    4.2 1935 HD

    A doctor who has spent his career working on ways to revive the dead sees his chance to prove his theory by performing his procedures on a recently...

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  • 1936
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    Border Caballero

    Border Caballero

    5.8 1936 HD

    Tex Weaver is working under cover to bring in a gang of bank robbers. When he is killed, Tim Ross, a marksman with Doc Shaw's traveling show, takes...

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  • 1936
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    Lightnin' Bill Carson

    Lightnin' Bill Carson

    5 1936 HD

    A lawman captures the notorious "Pecos Kid", who is tried and hanged for his crimes--then starts to have doubts as to whether the Kid actually...

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    Rogue of the Range

    Rogue of the Range

    4 1936 HD

    Doran and the Sheriff have a scheme to bring in an outlaw gang. Doran is sent to prison so he and the gang leader Mitchell can break out. This gets...

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  • 1933
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    Umpa

    Umpa

    2.5 1933 HD

    Jack Osterman is smitten with a woman on a park bench, and cannot stop saying the word "Umpa" for the rest of the film, which involves his treatment...

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  • 1937
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    Bar-Z Bad Men

    Bar-Z Bad Men

    2.3 1937 HD

    Jim Waters arrives at Ed Parks' ranch to find Parks' cattle herd mysteriously increased. Hamp Harvey has been losing cattle and he suspects Parks....

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    The Trusted Outlaw

    The Trusted Outlaw

    6 1937 HD

    Dan Ward, reformed and last member of an outlaw family, meets Molly Clark in a rocky draw near town. Ted Wells, a henchman for Dan's enemy Jim Swain,...

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  • 1933
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    By Candlelight

    By Candlelight

    5.8 1933 HD

    A beautiful woman mistakes a Prince's butler for the Prince.

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  • 1932
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    Show Business

    Show Business

    6 1932 HD

    The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.

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  • 1935
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    Stolen Harmony

    Stolen Harmony

    6 1935 HD

    Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray...

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    Society Fever

    Society Fever

    6 1935 HD

    A mother starts to get worried when she finds out that some wealthy friends have been invited to dinner with her somewhat screwball family.

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  • 1977
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    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    6.3 1977 HD

    Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...

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  • 1937
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    The Roaming Cowboy

    The Roaming Cowboy

    1 1937 HD

    Two cowboys come upon a boy whose father has just been murdered. They promise to help find his killers.

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  • 1932
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    Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

    9 1932 HD

    College baseball player Mickey Daniels can't keep his mind on the game when he's got an eye for the ladies.

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  • 1934
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    Let’s Be Ritzy

    Let’s Be Ritzy

    1 1934 HD

    Complications ensue when a young married couple pretend to be something they're not.

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  • 1935
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    Arizona Bad Man

    Arizona Bad Man

    5 1935 HD

    The daughter of a notorious cattle thief falls for a stranger at a dance. The stranger is really a lawman who is after her father.

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  • 1937
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    Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

    3 1937 HD

    Cowboy with a reputation as the fastest gun in Texas heads to Arizona to leave his past behind, but it keeps catching up to him.

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  • 1934
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    Tripping Through the Tropics

    Tripping Through the Tropics

    1 1934 HD

    Frank Albertson's father wants his son to marry Lois January, but they really are only friends. Frank watches Lois doing a hooch dance at a secret...

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  • 1935
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    Skull and Crown

    Skull and Crown

    6 1935 HD

    Rin-Tin-Tin brings the killer of his mistress to justice.

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  • 1943
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    Three Cheers for the Girls

    Three Cheers for the Girls

    6.2 1943 HD

    This short film showcases six production numbers from various Warner Bros. musicals.

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  • 1937
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    The Red Rope

    The Red Rope

    6 1937 HD

    Brade has hired Rattler Haynes to kill Tom Shaw. But when Shaw intercepts a message between the two, he alters it hoping it will cause the two...

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  • 1973
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    My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

    My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

    6 1973 HD

    In this sequel, the daughters' anniversary present is the news that their widowed father is about to get remarried.

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  • 1934
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    Susie's Affairs

    Susie's Affairs

    5 1934 HD

    Susie and her pals pretend they're society swells.

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  • 1937
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    Courage of the West

    Courage of the West

    1 1937 HD

    Rangers go after bandits holding up Wells Fargo offices.

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  • 1934
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    Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

    1 1934 HD

    A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately for the sailor, she was only pretending to be...

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  • 1934
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    The Human Side

    The Human Side

    1 1934 HD

    The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.

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  • 1934
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    School for Romance

    School for Romance

    3 1934 HD

    Count Romansky is a newspaper columnist who specializes in romance issues. When he loses his job, he opens up a school where he instructs his pretty...

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  • 1937
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    Moonlight on the Range

    Moonlight on the Range

    1 1937 HD

    Tom "Killer" Dane kills Jeff's friend, who then pursues him. Jeff and Dane are look-alike half brothers, which allows Dane to make a raid dressed...

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  • 1936
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    One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

    4.6 1936 HD

    Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to...

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  • 1987
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    Double Agent

    Double Agent

    4.6 1987 HD

    International spy Jason Starr disappears following an altercation while on a mission. His boss seeks out Jason's twin brother, veterinarian Warren...

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  • 1960
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    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    6.5 1960 HD

    A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An...

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  • 1969
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    6.5 1969 HD

    Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert...

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