Cooke starred in many popular films, such as A Small Town Girl, Stronger than Death, and The Fugitive.

They lived a long, happily married life and had two children, Dorothy and Leland Benham,[1] who were also prominent Thanhouser personalities, as they appeared in several films.

At the Thanhouser studios they wouldn't think of casting a Florence LaBadie feature without putting Ethyle Cook in it."

In the movie The Fugitive, Cooke's character commits a murder, while letting LaBadie's take the blame.

Another film where they worked closely together was The Fear of Poverty, in which LaBadie's character runs off with Cooke's fiance.