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Alkali Ike's Boarding House

Alkali Ike's Boarding House

1912Short
ShortComedy

Bridget, the cook on the Hard-Up Ranch, is some eat specialist on everything but soup. This, the boys declare, is bad, and select "Alkali" as the martyr to so inform her. "Alkali" does the test he can, but is bombarded out of the ...

Director
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Writers
N/A
Stars
Augustus Carney, Margaret Joslin, Arthur Mackley
Release Date
April 23, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Augustus Carney
Augustus Carney
as Alkali Ike
Margaret Joslin
Margaret Joslin
as Bridget
Arthur Mackley
Arthur Mackley
Fred Church
Fred Church
Harry Todd
Harry Todd
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Kite Robinson
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Al Parks
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Louis Morisette

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Lakeside, California, USA
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

character name in title

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Made the audience laugh harder than any picture we have seen in several days
by deickemeyer2016-11-04

"A farce that made the audience laugh harder than any picture we have seen in several days. There is crockery smashing in it, and the throwing around of coffee pots and pans and whole-boiled potatoes; but underneath this, there is a real situation and there is good fun in it. The trouble begins when the woman cook serves up dishwater soup. Ike is delegated to courteously remonstrate; but her majesty flies off the handle. After she has departed, and the boys have come from their hiding places in the barn, Ike is once more lucky in being the choice of fate. He is promoted to be cook. He becomes a..."

📖 Synopsis

Bridget, the cook on the Hard-Up Ranch, is some eat specialist on everything but soup. This, the boys declare, is bad, and select "Alkali" as the martyr to so inform her. "Alkali" does the test he can, but is bombarded out of the ...