Alkali Ike

Alkali Ike is a series of short comedy films released during the silent film era. Gilbert M. Anderson was involved with producing them and directed several.[1] Alkali Ike was portrayed by Augustus Carney and Harry Todd co-starred in the films as Mustang Pete. Margaret Joslin and Lily Branscombe also appeared in the series.

Performers from Alkali Ike's Wild West Show, Pay Streak, at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition in Seattle (1909)
Another photo of the Alkali Ike show at the Exposition

The Library of Philadelphia has an advertisement for the "Alkali" Ike's Auto epidose.[2]

At Universal

Universal poached Carney and used the character renamed Universal Ike for a series of comedic films.[3] It was part of its Joker Comedies series.[4]

Other uses

There is a song titled "Alkali Ike Rag".

Baseball player Grover Cleveland Alexander was nicknamed Alkali Pete after one of the lead characters.

Marvel's Earth 616 has a character named Alkali Ike.

Filmography
  • Alkali Ike's Auto (1911)[5]
  • Alkali Ike's Motorcycle (1912)
  • Alkali Ike's Boarding House (1912)
  • Alkali Bests Broncho Billy (1912)
  • Alkali Ike's Pants (1912)
  • Alkali Ike's Misfortune (1913)
  • Alkali Ike's Gal (1913)[6]
  • Alkali Ike and the Wildman (1913)[7]
  • Universal Ike Gets a Goat[8]

See also

References
  1. Katz, Ephraim; Nolen, Ronald Dean (February 26, 2013). "The Film Encyclopedia 7th Edition: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry". Harper Collins – via Google Books.
  2. "Digital Collections: Advertisement for". Free Library of Philadelphia.
  3. Zmuda, Michael (May 1, 2015). "The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and Television". McFarland – via Google Books.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=AYpZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22universal+ike%22&dq=%22universal+ike%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCvN3x9JfpAhWhmeAKHTlmAr8Q6AEIWjAH
  5. Roots, James (October 23, 2014). "The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  6. "To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette". Amer. Company, Limited. December 5, 1913 – via Google Books.
  7. Bell, Geoffrey (December 5, 1984). "The Golden Gate and the Silver Screen". Associated University Presse – via Google Books.
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=wJALAQAAMAAJ&q=%22universal+ike%22&dq=%22universal+ike%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCvN3x9JfpAhWhmeAKHTlmAr8Q6AEIaDAJ
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