Alice Lake

Acting

Alice Lake

Born September 11, 1895 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died November 15, 1967 · aged 72

Lake was an American film actress. She began her career during the silent film era and often appeared in comedy shorts opposite Roscoe Arbuckle. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lake began her career as a dancer. She made her screen debut in 1912, and she appeared in a number of comedy shorts by Mack Sennett. Lake was often the leading lady of Roscoe Arbuckle in comedies like Oh Doctor! (1917) and Th…

Known For

Babes in ToylandBabes in Toyland · 1934
Babes in Toyland
★ 6.31934
MovieFantasyComedy
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.
Death on the DiamondDeath on the Diamond · 1934
Death on the Diamond
★ 7.31934
MovieMysteryDrama
Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Kelly to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, mobsters are trying to prevent the wins, and as the pennant race nears the end, Pop's star players begin to be killed, on and off the field. Can Larry romance Pop's daughter, win enough games, and still have time to stop a murderer before he strikes more than three times?
Frisco KidFrisco Kid · 1935
Frisco Kid
★ 7.01935
MovieAdventureRomance
After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.
The Girl from MissouriThe Girl from Missouri · 1934
The Girl from Missouri
★ 7.41934
MovieComedyRomance
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and soon entertains at the lavish home of millionaire Frank Cousins. Cousins proposes to Eadie, only to then commit suicide due to bankruptcy. Fellow millionaire T. R. Paige defends Eadie when the police question her for having Cousins' jewelry -- but when she becomes enamored with his son, Tom, Paige declares Eadie a gold digger.
Broken Hearts of BroadwayBroken Hearts of Broadway · 1923
Broken Hearts of Broadway
★ 6.61923
MovieDrama
The story of a young actress trying to attain stardom on Broadway.
EnvironmentEnvironment · 1922
Environment
★ 9.01922
MovieCrimeDrama
The rehabilitation of "Chicago Sal," a lady crook, is seemingly realized when probation officers send her to the country home of Steve MacLaren to work off money stolen from him by her partner. She falls in love with MacLaren and is accepted as a member of the household. Unable to resist the temptation, however, she leaves the farm with two former colleagues when they come to visit her. MacLaren follows her to the city. She commits a crime; he helps her escape but is himself arrested for vagrancy and sent to jail. Sal returns to the country and promises to wait for him.
The Marriage MarketThe Marriage Market · 1923
The Marriage Market
★ 9.01923
MovieComedyRomance
The story of a wealthy young flapper, Theodora Bland (Pauline Garon), and the amorous adventures and misadventures she has after being expelled from a fashionable and costly east-coast boarding school.
The Hole in the WallThe Hole in the Wall · 1921
The Hole in the Wall
★ 10.01921
MovieCrimeDrama
When spiritualist Madame Mysteria is killed in a train wreck, her three associates decide to replace her instead of declaring her dead. One of them, the Fox, calls on Jean Oliver, who he knew from prison. Jean was serving time after being framed by her former employer, Mrs. Ramsey, for a theft just to keep her and her son, Donald Ramsey, from marrying. Jean agrees to the crooks' scheme providing that they help her kidnap the baby that belongs to Donald and the woman that his mother had him marry.

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