Alice Davenport
Acting
Biography
Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films from 1911 to 1930. Davenport made her stage debut at age 5. She married silent actor, director, and talkie character actor Harry Davenport. They divorced in 1896. Actress Dorothy Davenport was their daughter. She married, secondly, to Edwin H. Morse. [biography from Wikipedia]
Born: February 29, 1864
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Show
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
Mabel Lost and Won
Mabel has just gotten engaged during a housewarming party of which her mother is the hostess. When an annoying party guest persuades Mabel to dance with him, Mabel hurries through the dance and then goes to look for her fiancé, only to discover him caressing another woman. Her fiancé finds not only Mabel, but also her mother, very displeased, and not inclined to believe his explanation.
Tillie's Punctured Romance
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Fatty and Mabel go to the San Diego Exposition.
Mabel's Married Life
Mabel goes home after being humiliated by a masher whom her husband won't fight. The husband goes off to a bar and gets drunk.
Caught in a Cabaret
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous fiancé.
Making a Living
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
Gentlemen of Nerve
Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend is attempting to enter the raceway through a hole, the friend gets stuck and a policeman shows up.
Caught in the Rain
When a married couple become separated in the park, a tramp sits with the lady and is beat up when her husband rejoins her. He takes a room in their hotel, and chaos ensues.
The Property Man
Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. Once all that is resolved the next issue is getting everyone on stage with the correct backdrop.
Filmography
as Dude Guest
as The Innkeeper's Wife
as Audience member
as Rip's Wife
as Mrs. Picciano
as Maggie's Mother
as Minor Role
as Marda - Cook at the Moreno Rancho
as The Wife's Mother
as Woman at Studio
as Mrs. Stebbins - Mabel's Mother
as Mabel's Mother
as Mabel's Mother
as Mabel's Mother
as Mabel's Mother
as Woman (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
as Mrs. Spegle
as Mrs. Ambrose
as Woman Behind Rope in 2nd Crowd (uncredited)
as Flirty Prisoner (uncredited)
as Fatty's Nagging Wife
as Guest at Party (uncredited)
as Party Hostess
as The Art Student
as Patron at Outdoor Bar
as The Married Flirt's Wife
as Mabel's Mother
as Actress (uncredited)
as Neighbor (uncredited)
as Wife (uncredited)
as Mabel's Mother (uncredited)
as Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
as Landlady's Friend (uncredited)
as Guest with Man in Overalls (uncredited)
as The Woman Fatty Kisses (uncredited)
as The Wife (uncredited)
as Fiancée's Mother (uncredited)
as His Mother
as Mack's Mother
as Irish Neighborhood Leader's Wife
as Woman with Straw-Hatted Man
as Mabel's mother
as Mabel's Mother
as Mrs. Jones
as her mother
as Widow Simpson