Esther Ralston

Acting

Esther Ralston

Born September 17, 1902 · Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Died January 14, 1994 · aged 91

Esther Ralston (September 17th, 1902- January 14th, 1994) was an American silent film star. She began her career as a child actress in a family vaudeville act named "The Ralston Family with Baby Esther, America's Youngest Juliet". She then went on to appear in a few small silent film roles, including one alongside her brother in the 1920 film adaptation of Huckleberry Finn. Ralston gained attent…

Known For

The KidThe Kid · 1921
The Kid
8.11921
MovieComedyDrama
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
Slander HouseSlander House · 1938
Slander House
4.41938
MovieDramaRomance
Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.
The Sawdust ParadiseThe Sawdust Paradise · 1928
The Sawdust Paradise
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MovieDrama
She dances- The Dance of Death. She Sings- The song of Life. Scintillating, Fascinating, Desirable, Swifty She Weaves the Web of Destruction and then Regeneration. A Drama of Lights and Shadows.
Romance in the RainRomance in the Rain · 1934
Romance in the Rain
9.01934
MovieComedyRomance
The publisher of a tabloid-type romance magazine decides to get some publicity by sponsoring a "Cinderella and Prince Charming" contest.
Rome ExpressRome Express · 1932
Rome Express
6.11932
MovieThriller
The theft of a famous painting leads to murder and many suspects on a plush train speeding from Paris to Rome.
Pure GritPure Grit · 1923
Pure Grit
7.01923
MovieDramaWestern
Posing as Stella Bolling's brother, whom he has killed, escaped convict Jim Kemp persuades Stella to help him escape to the Mexican border.
Sadie McKeeSadie McKee · 1934
Sadie McKee
7.01934
MovieDramaRomance
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
Half a BrideHalf a Bride · 1928
Half a Bride
6.71928
MovieDramaRomance
Patience Winslow is an impulsive heiress who marries a much-older man whom she really doesn't love. While honeymooning on her yacht without her new husband, Patience is marooned on a desert island with handsome Captain Edmunds. Her head full of notions that she's gleaned from radio dramas and pulp novels, Patience demands that she and Edmunds enter into an in-name-only marriage, observing the responsibilities and proprieties of matrimony without the sexual entanglements. Complications naturally arise.

Filmography

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BetrayalBetrayal · 1929
Betrayal
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MovieDrama
André Frey, a bohemian artist, woos and wins a rustic Swiss maid, promising to return to her after a visit to the city. The girl, Vroni, finds herself pregnant and is forced by her father to marry Poldi Moser, the mayor of the small Swiss town. Moser and Vroni are happy together, and two sons are born to them. André returns to the village periodically and finally asks Vroni to go away with him. She refuses, and he writes her an angry note. That evening, Vroni and André are involved in a toboggan accident; Vroni is killed outright, and André is fatally injured. Moser finds André's note and goes to him, demanding of the dying man to know which of the boys is in fact André's child. Thinking to protect his own son, André informs Moser that Moser's own son is his (André's) son. Moser swears vengeance on the child but relents when he realizes that he loves both boys equally.

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