Alva D. Blake
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Alva D. Blake.
Born: March 31, 1887
Place of Birth: Manitou, Colorado, USA
Known For
The Chaplin Revue
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
A Dog's Life
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
Shoulder Arms
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Where Are My Children?
Walton, the District Attorney, yearns to have children. Soon after defending an author on trial for publishing indecent literature, Walton discovers a secret his wife and her socialite friends have been hiding from him.
Hypocrites
The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.
Discontent
Ed Brown plays a old war veteran tired of living in a veterans' home and decides to move in with his wealthy nephew.
A Knight of the Range
Unaware of the weakness of Bob Graham's character, Bess Dawson decides to marry him instead of the other cowboy who loves her, Cheyenne Harry. Before the wedding, however, some crooks induce Bob to take part in a hold-up. Then when Harry hears that a posse has been dispatched to catch Bob, he rides out to him and helps him escape.
The Children in the House
A woman is stuck with an unfaithful husband until he is killed robbing a bank.
Filmography
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
as U.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
as Gaffey
as Roger
as Nick
as The Nephew's Son
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)