Alice White

Alice White

1904-08-25 Paterson, New Jersey, USA 44 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ca...

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Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949

as Gracie

7.0
Acting

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

Girls' Town

Girls' Town

1942

as Nicky

Acting

A West Coast version of "Stage Door", set at a Hollywood boarding house for young women hoping for movie careers.

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

1941

as Flashy Blonde

5.0
Acting

Accused of killing her employer, financier Bjorn Faulkner, Kit is championed by wisecracking sailor-on-leave Steve Van Ruyle, who has a vested interes...

Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour

1938

as Marcella, Hotel Manicurist

5.0
Acting

Annabel Allison, star of Wonder Pictures, is irked at her poor publicity, especially when a rival gets engaged to a Marquis; so she makes studio head ...

King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys

1938

as Dolly

3.5
Acting

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. Determined to show her ...

Telephone Operator

Telephone Operator

1937

as Dotty Stengal

4.9
Acting

A telephone operator covering for a friend's "fling" finds herself in the middle of a major disaster when the city is hit by a big flood and her switc...

Big City

Big City

1937

as Peggy Devlin

7.4
Acting

Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob contr...

Coronado

Coronado

1935

as Violet Wray Hornbostel

3.0
Acting

Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San...

Sweet Music

Sweet Music

1935

as Lulu Betts

5.7
Acting

A midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success in New York.

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935

as Herself (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casti...

Secret of the Chateau

Secret of the Chateau

1934

as Didi Bonfee

6.0
Acting

Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.

The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

as Self (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies.

Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab

1934

as Margot

1.0
Acting

Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

as Hortense

2.0
Acting

Well respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to se...

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934

as Mabel

6.3
Acting

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who ...

Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

1934

as May

6.0
Acting

A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the murde...

King for a Night

King for a Night

1933

as Evelyn

6.2
Acting

A cocky prizefighter on his way to the bigtime in New York comes crashing down when his sister is involved in a murder and he takes the blame.

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933

as Allison

7.0
Acting

An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Polly Dale

6.3
Acting

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 y...

Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner

1933

as Milli Lynch

6.3
Acting

This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931

as Millie Scripps

5.4
Acting

Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the gun was loaded with real bullets. Luckily, criminologis...

The Naughty Flirt

The Naughty Flirt

1931

as Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott

5.7
Acting

A coquettish socialite falls for a straight-laced associate in her father's law firm. But she must also fend off the advances of a greedy fortune-hunt...

The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

1930

as Polly Henderson, aka Polly Dorgan

6.1
Acting

A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.

Sweethearts on Parade

Sweethearts on Parade

1930

as Helen

1.0
Acting

Helen and Nita work in a department store to make ends meet while they search for millionaire husbands. They meet Bill and Hank, who make them reconsi...

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Goldie

Acting

A young girl falls in love with a member of a gang of crooks. She determines to bring the rest of the gang to justice so she can save the man she love...

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

as Dixie Dugan

5.8
Acting

Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.

Playing Around

Playing Around

1930

as Sheba Miller

4.7
Acting

New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the firs...

The Girl from Woolworth's

The Girl from Woolworth's

1929

as Pat King

Acting

Daisy, a clerk at Woolworth's, loves to sing. She meets Bill, a guard on the subway, at a party and they're both attracted to each other, but each tel...

Broadway Babies

Broadway Babies

1929

as Dee Foster

5.2
Acting

Dee is a naive chorus girl living in a boarding house full of low-paid actors. Dee and Billy are in love and he helps her to move from chorus girl to ...

Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1929

as Barbara Allen

Acting

An uptight society aunt sends her too sexy niece to college so she can land a man.

Naughty Baby

Naughty Baby

1928

as Rosalind McGill

4.5
Acting

A cloak room girl (Alice White) falls for a rich boy who may not actually be rich.

Show Girl

Show Girl

1928

as Dixie Dugan

Acting

An aspiring dancer fakes her own kidnapping as a publicity stunt. Her new found fame causes trouble with her boyfriend.

3-Ring Marriage

3-Ring Marriage

1928

as Trapeze Performer

Acting

Anna runs away from her wealthy father's ranch and becomes a trick rider in a circus to be with her sweetheart, Cal Coney, a circus cowboy, when her f...

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1928

as Giggles Dewberry

7.0
Acting

Farmboy Harold moves to the city and there attends high school. Soon he is very popular, his spirited nature causing much excitement on the campus. He...

The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1928

as Sophie Sloval

Acting

John Stoval, a guard in a New York subway, thinks that Philip Hurd, who owns a concession at Coney Island, would make a good husband for his daughter ...

Mad Hour

Mad Hour

1928

as Aimee

Acting

Mad Hour is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring Sally O'Neil, Alice White and Donald Reed. It was adapted from a n...

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928

as Dorothy Shaw

Acting

Gold digging blonde Lorelei and her brunette friend Dorothy are searching for rich husbands. This film is believed lost.

The Private Life of Helen of Troy

The Private Life of Helen of Troy

1927

as Adraste

4.3
Acting

Setting the standard for his later light-hearted biopics The Private Life of Henry VIII and Rembrandt, producer-director Alexander Korda steadfastly r...

Breakfast at Sunrise

Breakfast at Sunrise

1927

as Loulou

Acting

While plotting together to win back their lovers, the rich Madeleine and the penniless Pierre fall for each other.

American Beauty

American Beauty

1927

as Claire O'Riley

1.0
Acting

Millicent Howard, whose appearance and persona bring her a life of luxury. A millionaire named Claverhouse asks her to marry, but she values love more...

The Satin Woman

The Satin Woman

1927

as Jean Taylor

Acting

Dorothy Reid -- who before her marriage to ill-fated screen idol Wallace Reid was better known as Dorothy Davenport -- was both producer and star of S...

The Sea Tiger

The Sea Tiger

1927

as Manuella

Acting

Julian Ramos is a fisherman in the Canary Islands. As the guardian of his hotheaded younger brother Charles, Julian regards it as his duty to protect ...

A Woman of the Sea

1926

Script Supervisor

6.0

Joan and Magdalen are the daughters of a fisherman. Magdalen leaves her fiancé, Peter, to run off to the big city. Joan and Peter marry. Magdalen's re...