Alkali Ike

Alkali Ike is a series of short comedy films released during the silent film era by Essanay Studios and later by Universal Pictures.

Gilbert M. Anderson was involved with producing them and directed several.

[1] Augustus Carney portrayed Alkali Ike, and Harry Todd co-starred in the film series as the character Mustang Pete.

Margaret Joslin and Lily Branscombe also appeared in many installments of the series.

The Library of Philadelphia has an advertisement for the "Alkali" Ike's Auto episode.

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