Tag Archives: The Alice Howell Collection

The Alice Howell Collection # ? “Under New Management” (1915)

Posted on May 5, 2024 by cobblerjon

The Boss (Gene Rogers) is away, and two male clerks are vying for control of the office, when Gertie the Stenographer (Gertrude Selby) arrives.The clerks stop fighting and one (Ray Griffith) says, “Say, Gertie, let’s get married.”Well, Gertie is shocked … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #12 “Her Lucky Day” (1920) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 24, 2024 by cobblerjon

Opena with Alice “asleep with the insects” And “softly the cuckoo is calling”.Well, it doesn’t wake Alice But Coo-Coo (her dog Coo-Coo) wakes up and gets into a fight with the landlady’s cat. Fight over, Alice gives treats to the … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #8 “His Wooden Leg-acy” (1920) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 17, 2024 by cobblerjon

When Alice Howell and Dick Smith joined the Emerald Film Company they moved to the studio’s headquarters in Chicago. They set up shop there under the supervision of Emerald’s founder and president, Frederick J. Ireland. Howell and Smith would make … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #7, “Distilled Love” (1920) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 10, 2024 by cobblerjon

“Alice Howell and her husband Dick Smith left the Century Film Co. in late 1919. They signed with the Emerald Film Co. and brought with them an unreleased film from Century/L-Ko. This came out as the new series’ debut, “Distilled … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #6: “In Dutch” (1918) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 3, 2024 by cobblerjon

Hulda (Alice Howell), a little Dutch girl, longed to go to America. One day, wearing her only dancing costume, she stowed away aboard a large ship. She found comfortable but cramped quarters – she was in a shipping crate with … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #5 “Neptune’s Naughty Daughter” (1917) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 27, 2024 by cobblerjon

Henry Lehrman left the L-Ko Company in 1916, and it was taken over by Abe and Julius Stern (the brothers-in-law of Universal’s Carl Laemmle). Alice had become one of L-Ko’s most popular players, and in 1917 the Sterns set up … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #4, “How Stars Are Made” (1916) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 20, 2024 by cobblerjon

By late 1915 Alice started having shorts built around her. The character she had developed was a slightly addled working-class girl with a round Kewpie-doll face topped off with a pile of frizzy hair. This film shows Alice’s attempts to … Continue reading →

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Alice Howell #3 – “Under New Management” (1915) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 13, 2024 by cobblerjon

Alice stayed busy supporting L-Ko’s stars Billie Ritchie and Gertrude Selby. And her efforts gave her the opportunity to prove her talent, and led to her starring in her own series. This film was released October 13, 1915. Sadly only … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #2 – “Father Was a Loafer” (1915) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 6, 2024 by cobblerjon

Mack Sennett’s former right-hand man, Henry Lehrman, set up his own L-Ko Komedy Company (Lehrman Knock-Out Komedies) in the summer of 1914, and began hiring away many of Sennett’s regular performers. Along with Hank Mann and Peggy Pearce, Alice joined … Continue reading →

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AND NOW — The return of Saturday Comedies! The Alice Howell Collection – # 1, “Shot in the Excitement” (1914) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 30, 2023 by cobblerjon

Begin with a bit of history: After a few years in vaudeville Alice Howell and her husband Richard Smith settled in California for Richard’s health. So now, as the main breadwinner, Alice  began working as an extra at Mack Sennett’s … Continue reading →

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