Alyce Mills Explained

Alyce Mills (16 February 1899 – 27 April 1990) was an American actress. She appeared in silent films including as a lead. She starred in the 1924 film Daughters of the Night.[1] and the 1926 film Say It Again. She also starred in two B. P. Schulberg films with William Powell: My Lady's Lips and Faint Perfume.

Biography

Mills was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she attended Allegheny High School[2] and won a beauty contest before beginning a career in film.[3] [4] She arrived in Los Angeles in 1925, having signed a long-term contract with Schulberg to appear in his films.

In a review of With This Ring, the Lansing State Journal wrote that Mills was "rapidly becoming established as one of the leading actresses of the younger players."[5]

Mills married businessman William Davey in 1928. He bought her a house and they honeymooned in Honolulu, Hawaii.[6] Mills retired from acting at the time of her marriage. The couple divorced in 1937, and Davey went on to marry actress Gloria Swanson in 1945.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1924 Daughters of the Night Betty Blair Lost film [8]
1925 Faint Perfume Ledda Perrin Lost film [9]
The Keeper of the Bees Molly Cameron Lost film
Morals for Men Marion Winslow
My Lady's Lips Dora Blake
Parisian Love Jean D'Arcy
With This Ring Lost film [10]
School for Wives Mary Wilson Lost film
Too Many Kisses Flapper
1926 The Prince of Broadway Nancy Lee [11]
Say It Again Princess Elena Lost film [12]
The Romance of a Million Dollars Marie Moore
1927 The Whirlwind of Youth Cornelia Evans
Two Girls Wanted Edna Delafield Lost film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daughters Of The Night, poster, US poster, Alyce Mills, 1924.. Getty Images.
  2. News: 1936-11-12. Alyce Mills denies break with mate. 16. Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. 2020-05-19. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1925-03-13. Alyce Mills New B. Schulberg Star. 25. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-05-19. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Daughters of the Night. 1924-12-29. Amarillo Globe. en. 2020-05-19.
  5. News: 1927-05-10. Colorful Picture at Plaza Theater Today. 8. Lansing State Journal. 2020-05-19. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Clipped From Daily News. December 23, 1928. 26. newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1945-01-30. New Swanson Mate Former Broker Here. 2. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-05-19 . Newspapers.com.
  8. The American Film Institute Catalog Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute c.1971
  9. Book: Bryant, Roger. William Powell: The Life and Films. December 9, 2014. McFarland. 9780786454938. Google Books.
  10. Web site: Lou Tellegen, Forrest Stanley, Alyce Mills, 1925.. Getty Images.
  11. Web site: The Prince Of Broadway, US lobbycard, from left: George Walsh, Alyce.... Getty Images.
  12. Web site: The Screen. Mordaunt. Hall. June 7, 1926. NYTimes.com.