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Alice White (born Alva White, August 25, 1904 – February 19, 1983) was an American film actress. Her career spanned late silent films and early sound films.
After leaving school, White became a secretary and "script girl" for director Josef Von Sternberg. She also worked as a switchboard operator at the Hollywood Writers' Club. After clashing with Von Sternberg, White left to work for Charlie Chaplin, who decided before long to place her in front of the camera.
Her bubbly and vivacious persona led to comparisons with Clara Bow, but White's career was slow to progress. In his book, Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies, Robert K. Klepper wrote: "Some critics have said that Ms. White was a second-string Clara Bow. In actuality, Ms. White had her own type of charm, and was a delightful actress in her own, unique way. Whereas Clara Bow played the quintessential, flaming redheaded flapper, Alice White was more of a bubbly, vivacious blonde."
After playing a succession of flappers and gold diggers, she attracted the attention of director and producer Mervyn LeRoy, who saw potential in her. Her screen debut was in The Sea Tiger (1927). Her early films included Show Girl (1928), which had Vitaphone musical accompaniment but no dialog, and its "talkie" musical sequel Show Girl in Hollywood (1930), both released by Warner Brothers and both based on novels by J. P. McEvoy. In these two films, White appeared as "Dixie Dugan". In October 1929, McAvoy started the comic strip Dixie Dugan with the character Dixie having a "helmet" hairstyle and appearance similar to actress Louise Brooks. White also used the services of Hollywood 'beauty sculptor' Sylvia of Hollywood to stay in shape.
White was featured in The Girl from Woolworth's (1929), having the role of a singing clerk in the music department of a Woolworth's store. Karen Plunkett-Powell wrote in her book, Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime: "First National Pictures produced this 60-minute musical as a showcase for up-and-coming actress Alice White."
She left films in 1931 to improve her acting abilities, returning in 1933 only to have her career hurt by a scandal that erupted over her involvement with boyfriend actor Jack Warburton and future husband Sy Bartlett. Although she later married Bartlett, her reputation was tarnished and she appeared only in supporting roles after this. By 1937 and 1938, her name was at the bottom of the cast lists. She made her final film appearance in Flamingo Road (1949) and eventually resumed working as a secretary.
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Filmography (Movies)
Flamingo Road
Character:Gracie
Release Date:30/04/1949
Girls' Town
Character:Nicky
Release Date:06/03/1942
The Night of January 16th
Character:Flashy Blonde
Release Date:28/11/1941
Annabel Takes a Tour
Character:Marcella, Hotel Manicurist
Release Date:10/11/1938
King of the Newsboys
Character:Dolly
Release Date:18/03/1938
Telephone Operator
Character:Dotty Stengal
Release Date:07/12/1937
Big City
Character:Peggy Devlin
Release Date:03/09/1937
Coronado
Character:Violet Wray Hornbostel
Release Date:27/11/1935
Sweet Music
Character:Lulu Betts
Release Date:23/02/1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Character:Herself (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1935
Secret of the Chateau
Character:Didi Bonfee
Release Date:03/12/1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1934
Gift of Gab
Character:Margot
Release Date:01/09/1934
A Very Honorable Guy
Character:Hortense
Release Date:18/04/1934
Jimmy the Gent
Character:Mabel
Release Date:09/03/1934
Cross Country Cruise
Character:May
Release Date:16/01/1934
King for a Night
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:09/12/1933
Picture Snatcher
Character:Allison
Release Date:06/05/1933
Employees' Entrance
Character:Polly Dale
Release Date:11/02/1933
Luxury Liner
Character:Milli Lynch
Release Date:03/02/1933
Murder at Midnight
Character:Millie Scripps
Release Date:01/09/1931
The Naughty Flirt
Character:Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott
Release Date:11/01/1931
The Widow from Chicago
Character:Polly Henderson, aka Polly Dorgan
Release Date:23/11/1930
Sweethearts on Parade
Character:Helen
Release Date:12/09/1930
Sweet Mama
Character:Goldie
Release Date:06/07/1930
Show Girl in Hollywood
Character:Dixie Dugan
Release Date:20/04/1930
Playing Around
Character:Sheba Miller
Release Date:10/01/1930
The Show of Shows
Character:Performer in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1929
The Girl from Woolworth's
Character:Pat King
Release Date:27/10/1929
Broadway Babies
Character:Dee Foster
Release Date:30/06/1929
Hot Stuff
Character:Barbara Allen
Release Date:05/05/1929
Naughty Baby
Character:Rosalind McGill
Release Date:16/12/1928
Show Girl
Character:Dixie Dugan
Release Date:23/09/1928
3-Ring Marriage
Character:Trapeze Performer
Release Date:10/06/1928
Harold Teen
Character:Giggles Dewberry
Release Date:28/04/1928
The Big Noise
Character:Sophie Sloval
Release Date:25/03/1928
Mad Hour
Character:Aimee
Release Date:04/03/1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Character:Dorothy Shaw
Release Date:22/01/1928
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Character:Adraste
Release Date:09/12/1927
Breakfast at Sunrise
Character:Loulou
Release Date:23/10/1927
American Beauty
Character:Claire O'Riley
Release Date:09/10/1927
The Satin Woman
Character:Jean Taylor
Release Date:24/07/1927
The Sea Tiger
Character:Manuella
Release Date:27/02/1927
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