Alice Lake

Born: 1895-09-11 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1967-11-15

Known For: Acting

Biography

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 The Cook (1918). Arbuckle directed both films and was joined by Buster Keaton who had a leading role in Oh Doctor. Lake also played dramatic roles with Bert Lytell in Blackie's Redemption and The Lion's Den, both from 1919. During the 1920s she appeared in a number of Metro silent film features as the lead actress. At the height of her career she earned $1,200 per week as a motion picture actress. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Alice Lake has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street.

Filmography

1962

Crazy Days as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

1935

Frisco Kid as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

1934

Babes in Toyland as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Girl from Missouri as Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond as Lucy Warmack (uncredited)
Glamour as Secretary

1933

Stage Mother as Audience Member (uncredited)
Skyway as Maizie

1931

Wicked as Prisoner

1930

Young Desire as Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)
Dining Out

1929

Twin Beds as Mrs. Treejohn
Circumstantial Evidence as Lucy Bishop

1928

Runaway Girls as Agnes Brady
Obey Your Husband as Belle

1927

Roaring Fires as Sylvia Summers
The Angel of Broadway as Goldie
The Haunted Ship as Martha Gant

1926

The Hurricane as The Wife

1925

The Price of Success as Ellen Harden
The Overland Limited as Violet Colton

1924

The Dancing Cheat as 'Poppy' Marie Andrews
The Virgin as Rosa Montez

1923

Broken Hearts of Broadway as Bubbles Revere
The Marriage Market as Lillian Piggott
Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Modern Matrimony as Patricia Waddington
The Spider and the Rose as Paula
Nobody's Bride as Mary Butler
The Unknown Purple as Jewel Marchmont
Red Lights as Norah O'Neill

1922

Environment as Sally 'Chicago Sal' Dolan
Hate as Babe Lennox
I Am the Law as Joan Cameron
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned as Viola Lorraine
The Golden Gift as Nita Gordon

1921

Over the Wire as Kathleen Dexter
The Hole in the Wall as Jean Oliver
The Infamous Miss Revell as Julien Revell
The Greater Claim as Mary Smith
Uncharted Seas as Lucretia Eastman

1920

Shore Acres as Helen Berry

1919

The Lion's Den as Dorothy stedman
Cupid's Day Off as Customer
Should a Woman Tell? as Meta Maxon
Blackie's Redemption as Mary Dawson
Rip & Stitch: Tailors as The Neighbor's Wife
A Desert Hero
Full of Pep as Felicia Bocaz
Lombardi, Ltd. as Norah Blake
Camping Out

1918

The Cook as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)
Good Night, Nurse! as Crazy Woman
The Bell Boy as Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
Out West as Salvation Army Woman
Moonshine as Moonshiner's Daughter

1917

Oh, Doctor! as Maid
Coney Island as Girl at Vanity Table (uncredited)
The Butcher Boy as Amanda (uncredited)
The Rough House as Mrs. Rough
The Grab Bag Bride as The Girl
A Country Hero as Schoolteacher
A Reckless Romeo as The Pretty Girl in the Park
Come Through as Velma Gay
His Wedding Night as Perfume customer