Alice Lake
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.
Oh, Doctor!
as MaidRoscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love...
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Babes in Toyland
as Townswoman (uncredited)Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the...
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Wicked
as PrisonerMargot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber...
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Out West
as Salvation Army WomanThe story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a...
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Skyway
as MaizieA cocky young pilot, at the urging of his girlfriend, takes a nice, "safe" job at the bank where...
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Moonshine
as Moonshiner's DaughterA feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but...
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The Cook
as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef and waiter of a fancy oceanside restaurant wreak...
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Frisco Kid
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him...
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Red Lights
as Norah O'NeillA mysterious figure attempts to keep a daughter from reuniting with her father.
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The Butcher Boy
as Amanda (uncredited)Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur...
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Coney Island
as Girl at Vanity Table (uncredited)Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives...
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Come Through
as Velma GayFrom a Montana mining camp, a young man progresses to the society heights of New York, making...
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Stage Mother
as Audience MemberKitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls...
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Good Night, Nurse!
as Crazy WomanRoscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and...
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Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)Narrator Hughie Green tells "jokes" over clips of old silent films. Including greats such as...
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Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
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Uncharted Seas
as Lucretia EastmanAfter her drunken husband Tom brings home three cabaret women, Lucretia can no longer bear the...
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The Bell Boy
as Cutie Cuticle, manicuristAt the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is...
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The Rough House
as Mrs. RoughLiving under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough...
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Young Desire
as Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)A carnival sideshow dancer falls in love with a handsome young man.
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Should a Woman Tell?
as Meta MaxonA village girl, on a visit to the city of Boston, is taken advantage of by a man there, and...
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The Girl from Missouri
as Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl...
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The Marriage Market
as Lillian PiggottThe story of a wealthy young flapper, Theodora Bland (Pauline Garon), and the amorous adventures...
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Camping Out
as uncreditedCamping Out is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Fatty...
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Death on the Diamond
as Lucy Warmack (uncredited)Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off...
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His Wedding Night
as Perfume customerAl and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding...
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The Angel of Broadway
as GoldieBabe Scott, a cabaret dancer who is constantly searching for sensational material to shock her...
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I Am the Law
as Joan CameronBrothers Tom and Bob Fitzgerald are both members of the Northwest Mounted Police. Bob falls in...
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Lombardi, Ltd.
as Norah BlakeTito Lombardi a Fifth Avenue dress designer, causes his business to suffer by his generous...
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The Dancing Cheat
as 'Poppy' Marie AndrewsHerbert Rawlinson and Alice Lake star in this drama taken from the Saturday Evening Post story...
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A Reckless Romeo
as The Pretty Girl in the ParkRoscoe flirts with a girl in the park. Later he takes his wife and mother-in-law to the movies...
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Broken Hearts of Broadway
as Bubbles RevereThe story of a young actress trying to attain stardom on Broadway.
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The Unknown Purple
as Jewel MarchmontInventor Peter Marchmont has discovered a purple light that renders the user invisible. On his...
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The Waiters' Ball
as A Fair CustomerFatty and Al are competing to take the same girl to the Waiters' Ball, but the formal dress...
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The Hole in the Wall
as Jean OliverWhen spiritualist Madame Mysteria is killed in a train wreck, her three associates decide to...
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Circumstantial Evidence
as Lucy BishopDuplicitous businessman Henry Lord talks Tony Benton, the weakling brother of heroine Jean...
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The Picture Idol
as uncreditedA short comedy about a girl (played by Clara Kimball Young) who is in love with a movie star...
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The Overland Limited
as Violet ColtonDavid Barton (Malcolm McGregor) is a train engineer with big ideas who falls in love with...
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Obey Your Husband
as BelleAn inveterate gambler is charged with killing a card sharp.
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Full of Pep
as Felicia BocazReturning from a selling trip, Jimmy Baxter, the fastest salesman at his father's munitions...
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A Creampuff Romance
as uncreditedA Creampuff Romance is a 1916 Comedy short.
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A Desert Hero
as uncreditedA Desert Hero is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The...
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A Country Hero
as SchoolteacherFatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry...
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Twin Beds
as Mrs. TreejohnA young husband just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of...
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