Acting
Rex Ingram
Born October 20, 1895 · Cairo, Illinois, USA
Died September 19, 1969 · aged 73
Rex Ingram (October 20, 1895 – September 19, 1969) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Ingram graduated from the Northwestern University medical school in 1919 and was the first African-American man to receive a Phi Beta Kappa key from there. He went to Hollywood as a young man where he was literally discovered on a street corner by the casting director for Tarzan of the Apes (1918…
Known For
The Ten Commandments · 1956The Ten Commandments
★ 7.81956
MovieDramaHistory
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
The King of Kings · 1927The King of Kings
★ 6.41927
MovieDramaHistory
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.
The Thief of Bagdad · 1940The Thief of Bagdad
★ 7.11940
MovieAdventureFantasy
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
The Talk of the Town · 1942The Talk of the Town
★ 7.41942
MovieComedyDrama
Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.
Sahara · 1943Sahara
★ 7.21943
MovieWar
In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.
Hurry Sundown · 1967Hurry Sundown
★ 6.41967
MovieDrama
A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.
Elmer Gantry · 1960Elmer Gantry
★ 7.31960
MovieDrama
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle · 1955Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
★ 5.21955
MovieRomanceAdventure
Hunters trespass into Sukulu country, where animals are sacred, posing as photographers.
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Elmer Gantry · 1960Elmer Gantry
★ 7.31960
MovieDrama
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)

























