Lila Lee

Lila Lee

1905-07-25 Union Hill, New Jersey, USA 80 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel, July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras. In 1918, she was chosen for a film contract by Hollywood film mogul Jesse Lasky for Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, which later became Paramount Pictures. Her first feature, The Cruise of the Make-Believes, garnered the teenaged starlet much public acclaim and Lasky ...

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Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

1967

as Viola Zickafoose

4.0
Acting

Darby Clyde Fenster and Jerry Martin are a pair of penniless nincompoop-drifters who hop a freight train on their way to Florida. Our intrepid heroes ...

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

1966

as Wringmouth

Acting

This is a straight version of the old fairy tale, with John Carradine as the Emperor. It was filmed in South Florida, with exteriors in Coral Gables a...

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

1937

as Mona Franklin Burtis

4.0
Acting

Believing they can make a ton of money, a gang of opportunists uses the country's racial and ethnic tensions to start a Ku Klux Klan-type organization...

Two Wise Maids

Two Wise Maids

1937

as Ethel Harriman

Acting

The two leading ladies are cast as Prudence and Agatha, a pair of old-fashioned schoolteachers in an old-fashioned small town. Disdaining the wimpy th...

Country Gentlemen

Country Gentlemen

1936

as Louise Heath

4.7
Acting

After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find...

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Miss Prentiss, Bradford's Receptionist

6.2
Acting

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.

The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

1935

as Katherine Carr

6.0
Acting

Money was what gangster Vince M. Falcone wanted most and he did lay hands on millions of dollars by fair means or (mostly) foul. But once he became ri...

I Can't Escape

I Can't Escape

1934

as Mae Nichols

6.0
Acting

An ex-convict, unable to get a good job because of his prison record, gets mixed up in a phony stock scam.

In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934

as Sharon

5.0
Acting

Professor John Sylvestus Applegate has been dismissed from his college teaching position for objecting too loudly to the predominant part that footbal...

Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

as Zelda

4.9
Acting

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering ...

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1934

as Helen Rankin Morrison

6.1
Acting

An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.

Lone Cowboy

Lone Cowboy

1933

as Eleanor Jones

3.5
Acting

Young Scooter O’Neal, orphaned after his father’s suicide, is sent out West to live with family friend Dobe Jones. Unaware of his father’s fate Scoote...

The Intruder

The Intruder

1933

as Connie Wayne

4.2
Acting

A murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. The survivors, including the killer, land on a mysterious jungle island.

The Iron Master

The Iron Master

1933

as Janet Stillman

Acting

The wealthy owner of an iron foundry dies, and his greedy heirs are outraged when they find out that he left his entire estate not to them but to the ...

Face in the Sky

Face in the Sky

1933

as Sharon Hadley

4.5
Acting

Joe and Lucky travel around New England painting barns in exchange for an advertisement on one side. The meet Madge, who is cruelly treated by a her f...

Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen

1932

as Doris Dane

6.2
Acting

A motorcycle policeman's partner is deliberately run off the road and killed by a member of a syndicate that controls the gambling--and much of the ju...

False Faces

False Faces

1932

as Georgia Rand

4.3
Acting

The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state. He sets himself up in Chicag...

The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13

1932

as Trudie Morrow

7.0
Acting

Elna Curry, once a concert pianist, develops an unfounded jealousy of neighbor, Trudie Morrow. Elna who suffers from neurasthenia, believes that Trudi...

Exposure

Exposure

1932

as Doris Corbin

2.0
Acting

A reporter runs into a pretty young girl who has inherited her father's failing business. She wants to give it up, but he tries to convince her to mak...

War Correspondent

War Correspondent

1932

as Julie March

3.0
Acting

In this war drama, a brave reporter tries to remain detached while covering the war in Shanghai. While there, he falls for an ex-streetwalker, but mus...

Unholy Love

Unholy Love

1932

as Jane Bradford

3.0
Acting

An adaptation of Madame Bovary transported to Rye, New York in the 1930's. All characters have been renamed.

Radio Patrol

Radio Patrol

1932

as Sue Kennedy

Acting

A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing house is to be robbed.

Misbehaving Ladies

Misbehaving Ladies

1931

as Princess Ellen

Acting

Ellen, a young American girl who married a European prince and moved to his country, is preparing to return to the US, after having paid off all the d...

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

1931

as Judith Temple

Acting

This film, believed lost, was based on William Vaughn Moody's 1906 play The Great Divide. The story was filmed as a silent film by MGM as The Great Di...

The Gorilla

The Gorilla

1930

as Alice Denby

Acting

A series of murders that take place in an old, dark mansion are suspected of being committed by an ape. (lost film)

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1930

as Rosie O'Grady

5.6
Acting

A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.

Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads

1930

as Mary Carlyle

Acting

Ex-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. His former gang tries ...

Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

1930

as Nora Brady

6.0
Acting

A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.

Second Wife

Second Wife

1930

as Florence Wendell Fairchild

7.0
Acting

A man's pregnant second wife gets upset when he decides to go overseas to his young son, who may be dying of typhoid fever.

The Sacred Flame

The Sacred Flame

1929

as Stella Taylor

1.0
Acting

Colonel Maurice Taylor of the Royal Flying Corps is hopelessly injured in an airplane crash immediately following his marriage to Stella. Maurice is n...

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

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...

Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh

1929

as Margharita

Acting

Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can't be all bad. In love with the beautiful Margharita ...

Flight

Flight

1929

as Elinor

6.3
Acting

Two Marine pilots in love with the same girl are assigned a mission to find a notorious bandit in Nicaragua. This early talkie from director Frank Cap...

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1929

as Beth

Acting

Nightclub hostess Sophie Leonard educates her daughter Beth abroad and keeps her life secret for her. But suddenly the daughter shows up.

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1929

as Mary Morgan

Acting

A multimillionaire is murdered, and his will leaves all his money to a beautiful young blonde. The murdered man's son thinks something is fishy, and a...

Dark Streets

Dark Streets

1929

as Katie Dean

5.0
Acting

Pat and Danny McGlone are identical twin brothers, rivals and competitors in everything they do, and Pat grows up and becomes a policeman while Danny ...

Drag

Drag

1929

as Dot

6.0
Acting

Young David Carroll takes over the publication of a local newspaper in Vermont. Although he is attracted to Dot, "the most sophisticated girl in town,...

Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs

1929

as Bea Walters

Acting

Irked by the success of a brassy nightclub owner. her rivals set out to drive her out of business, and frame her for a murder in the bargain.

The Black Pearl

1928

as Eugenie Bromley

Acting

A pearl stolen from an Indian idol results in nothing but trouble for its owner. After he receives death threats by note pinned to a dagger, he decide...

Just Married

Just Married

1928

as Victoire

Acting

After many outrageous moments, a young girl marries her former acquaintance, not with her fiancee.

The Adorable Cheat

The Adorable Cheat

1928

as Marion Dorsey

Acting

The daughter of a wealthy industrialist wants to take over the company when her father retires, but the father--an old-fashioned sort who doesn't beli...

The Little Wild Girl

The Little Wild Girl

1928

as Marie Cleste

Acting

Vacationing in the Canadian Northwest, a playwright and a songwriter both fall in love with Marie Cleste and take her back with them to New York when ...

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1928

as The girl

Acting

During World War I a vaudeville entertainer, Mickey, is helping to recruit officers for the army and finds himself in the service along with his femal...

Million Dollar Mystery

1927

as Florence Grey

Acting

A gangster falls in love with the daughter of a former colleague who has quit the rackets. However, things aren't exactly what they appear to be.

One Increasing Purpose

One Increasing Purpose

1927

as Elizabeth Glade

Acting

Stars Edmund Lowe as WWI veteran Slim Paris. Though most of his comrades died in battle, Paris returns home with nary a scratch. This convinces him th...

Fascinating Youth

Fascinating Youth

1926

as Lila Lee

Acting

Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases ...

The New Klondike

The New Klondike

1926

as Evelyn Lane

5.0
Acting

Tom Kelly, a small-town baseball pitcher, is sent to a minor-league team in Florida, and fails to make the team. He starts dabbling in real estate, in...

Broken Hearts

Broken Hearts

1926

as Ruth Esterin

Acting

A Jewish writer in Czarist Russia is forced to flee when the government comes after him for his "objectionable" writings. He emigrates to the US, wher...

Coming Through

Coming Through

1925

as Alice Rand

Acting

Because he wants a promotion, Tom Blackford marries Alice Rand, the daughter of his boss, John Rand. Rand is aware of Blackford's motivations and he s...

The Midnight Girl

The Midnight Girl

1925

as Anna

5.2
Acting

A corrupt art patron finds himself in love with the same girl as his stepson.

Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife

1924

as Helen Brand

Acting

Vengeful husband pursues, kidnaps his wife aboard a deserted ship when he becomes injured and taken aboard, then sinks in a collision following a figh...

Wandering Husbands

Wandering Husbands

1924

as Diana Moreland

1.0
Acting

Diana Moreland, suspecting that her husband is cheating on her with Marilyn Foster, catches the two of them having a rendezvous at a roadhouse. Instea...

Love's Whirlpool

Love's Whirlpool

1924

as Molly

Acting

Toughened criminal Jim Reagan tries to persuade his brother, Larry, to go straight, but Larry attempts to rob a banker, Richard Milton, and is arreste...

Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof

1923

as Louise Halliday

Acting

At sight of a woman, he got a ticket for speeding.

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Lila Lee

8.5
Acting

Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtim...

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

1923

as Mary Brent

Acting

A group of seven people find themselves on a ship in the middle of an endless ocean, with no recollection of how they got there. (lost film)

The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well

1923

as Chiquita

Acting

Disgusted with his spendthrift son, Kirk Anthony's father has Kirk shanghaied and taken to Panama, where he attracts the attention of Mrs. Edith Cortl...

Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

1922

as Ruth Attwater

Acting

An old skipper, Captain Davis, has as his companions two derelicts -- one, Huish, is a Cockney, and the other, Robert Herrick was once a gentleman. In...

The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

1922

as Maria Theresa, a Spanish Heiress

Acting

A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spa...

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

1922

as Carmen

5.6
Acting

Juan is the son of a poor widow in Seville. Against his mother's wishes he pursues a career as toreador. He rapidly gains national prominence, and tak...

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

as Self

7.3
Acting

Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at wor...

The Dictator

The Dictator

1922

as Juanita

Acting

A silent romantic adventure melodrama (from the play and novel by Richard Harding) about a womanizer who follows a beautiful Hispanic woman to her hom...

The Fast Freight

The Fast Freight

1922

as Elsie

Acting

Unreleased in America, this was one of Arbuckle's last starring roles in a feature film.

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

1922

as Self

Acting

The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the United States Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers, which honored 13 (1...

One Glorious Day

One Glorious Day

1922

as Molly McIntyre

Acting

Ek is a disembodied spirit, required to wait his turn in the boring cosmos until he is allowed to inhabit an earthly body. Impatient, he sneaks off to...

Rent Free

Rent Free

1922

as Barbara Teller

Acting

A penniless artist moves into an abandoned house, but is discovered by the daughter of its former owner.

After the Show

After the Show

1921

as Eileen

Acting

After the Show was adapted from Rita Weiman's story "The Stage Door." Lila Lee plays Eileen, a starry-eyed young girl employed as a chorus dancer in N...

Crazy to Marry

Crazy to Marry

1921

as Annabelle Landis

8.5
Acting

A doctor who believes he can cure criminals takes on a big challenge.

Gasoline Gus

Gasoline Gus

1921

as Sal Jo Banty

Acting

Based on the comic strip character and his auto obsessed life.

The Dollar-a-Year Man

The Dollar-a-Year Man

1921

as Peggy Bruce

Acting

Hijinks surrounding the attendance of a Prince at a Yacht Club dinner.

Midsummer Madness

Midsummer Madness

1921

as Daisy Osborne

1.0
Acting

Because Bob Meredith (Jack Holt) spends all his time working, his wife Margaret (Lois Wilson) feels the romance has ebbed away from their marriage. On...

The Charm School

The Charm School

1921

as Elsie

Acting

Austin Bevans, a lively car-salesman, suddenly finds himself heir to the Bevans School for Girls. Since Austin feels that acquiring grace and charm ar...

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

1920

as Vera Hamilton

5.4
Acting

Ed Simpson has been raised in an orphanage where he has caused much trouble. He can't stand living there anymore and runs away. On the streets, he fin...

The Prince Chap

The Prince Chap

1920

as Claudia (age 18)

Acting

An artist in England is torn between an old flame and the now grown up little girl he has adopted.

Terror Island

Terror Island

1920

as Beverly West

4.9
Acting

Inventor Harry Harper travels to the South Seas, where there is buried treasure belonging to a girl, Beverly West. Naturally, others are after the loo...

Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

1919

as Princess Irma

6.2
Acting

American law clerks Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne and Rodney Blake are nearly broke in Monte Carlo when Hawthorne breaks the bank. While driving through ...

Male and Female

Male and Female

1919

as Tweeny, the scullery maid

6.3
Acting

When an aristocratic family and their servants are shipwrecked, the butler becomes their ruler.

The Lottery Man

The Lottery Man

1919

as Polly

Acting

Young Jack Wright offers his hand in marriage to the winner of a lottery, but after committing to the winner falls in love with another woman.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1919

as Mary Lennox

Acting

A young British girl born and raised in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's estate....