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Ralph Ince
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the daw…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur. Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.
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1937
The Man Who Made Diamonds
Movie Director
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1937
Side Street Angel
Movie Director
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1937
The Vulture
Movie Director
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1937
It’s Not Cricket
Movie Director
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1936
Hail and Farewell
Movie Director
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1936
Fair Exchange
Movie Director
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1936
Gaol Break
Movie Jim Oakley
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1936
Twelve Good Men
Movie Director
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1936
Jury's Evidence
Movie Director
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1935
Rolling Home
Movie Wally
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1935
The Black Mask
Movie Director
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1935
Blue Smoke
Movie Al Dempson
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1935
Mr. What's-His-Name?
Movie Director
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1935
Crime Unlimited
Movie Director
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1935
What’s in a Name?
Movie Director
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1935
A Glimpse of Paradise
Movie Director
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1935
So You Won't Talk
Movie Ralph Younger
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1935
Murder at Monte Carlo
Movie Director
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1934
No Escape
Movie Lucky
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1934
Love at Second Sight
Movie
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1933
Havana Widows
Movie G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
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1933
Lucky Devils
Movie Director
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1932
Men Of America
Movie Cicero
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1932
Malay Nights
Movie Jack Sheldon
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1932
The Pride of the Legion
Movie Klafki
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1932
Flaming Gold
Movie Director
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1932
Guilty as Hell
Movie Jack Reed
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1932
Gorilla Ship
Movie Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
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1932
The Tenderfoot
Movie Dolan
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1932
State's Attorney
Movie Second Trial Defense Attorney
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1932
Extra! Extra!
Movie Callahan
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1932
The County Fair
Movie Diamond Barnett
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1932
The Mouthpiece
Movie J.B. Roscoe
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1932
The Lost Squadron
Movie Jettick
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1932
Law and Order
Movie Poe Northrup
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1932
Running Hollywood
Movie Scratchface Henchman
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1932
Girl of the Rio
Movie O'Grady
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1931
The Big Shot
Movie Butch
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1931
Men of Chance
Movie Farley
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1931
Law of the Sea
Movie Marty Drake
