Esther Ralston

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Esther Ralston

Acting September 17, 1902

Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

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…

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The Kid

The Kid

8.1 1921 Movie
Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

6.4 1951 TV Show
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

6.9 1924 Movie
The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle

6.3 1924 Movie
Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee

7.0 1934 Movie
Rome Express

Rome Express

6.1 1932 Movie
To the Last Man

To the Last Man

5.9 1933 Movie
Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

6.0 1927 Movie
Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

6.4 1926 Movie
By Candlelight

By Candlelight

5.7 1933 Movie
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

6.4 1922 Movie
Slander House

Slander House

4.4 1938 Movie

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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 attention as Mrs. Darling in the 1924 film adaptation of Peter Pan. Her most well known sound picture was To the Last Man in 1933.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1999
    Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1993
    The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

    Movie Herself

  3. 1962
    Our Five Daughters

    TV show

  4. 1951
    Tales of Tomorrow

    TV show

  5. 1946
    Jungle Terror

    Movie Valarie Shields

  6. 1940
    San Francisco Docks

    Movie Frances March

  7. 1940
    Tin Pan Alley

    Movie Nora Bayes

  8. 1938
    Slander House

    Movie Ruth De Milo

  9. 1938
    Letter of Introduction

    Movie Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)

  10. 1938
    The Spy Ring

    Movie Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)

  11. 1937
    The Mysterious Pilot

    Movie Vivian McNain

  12. 1937
    Jungle Menace

    Movie Valerie Shields

  13. 1937
    As Good as Married

    Movie Miss Danforth

  14. 1936
    We're in the Legion Now

    Movie Louise Rillette

  15. 1936
    Reunion

    Movie Janet Fair

  16. 1936
    Hollywood Boulevard

    Movie Flora Moore

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  1. 1936
    The Girl from Mandalay

    Movie Mary Trevor

  2. 1935
    Forced Landing

    Movie Ruby Anatole

  3. 1935
    Streamline Express

    Movie Elaine Vincent

  4. 1935
    Together We Live

    Movie Jenny

  5. 1935
    Shadows of the Orient

    Movie Viola Avery

  6. 1935
    Ladies Crave Excitement

    Movie Miss Winkler

  7. 1935
    Mister Dynamite

    Movie Charmian Dvorjak

  8. 1934
    Strange Wives

    Movie Olga

  9. 1934
    The Marines Are Coming

    Movie Dorothy Manning

  10. 1934
    Romance in the Rain

    Movie Gwen de la Rue

  11. 1934
    Sadie McKee

    Movie Dolly

  12. 1933
    By Candlelight

    Movie Baroness von Ballin

  13. 1933
    To the Last Man

    Movie Ellen Colby

  14. 1933
    Black Beauty

    Movie Leila Lambert

  15. 1932
    After the Ball

    Movie Elissa Strange

  16. 1932
    Rome Express

    Movie Asta Marvelle

  17. 1931
    The Prodigal

    Movie Antonia Farraday

  18. 1931
    Lonely Wives

    Movie Madeline Smith

  19. 1929
    The Mighty

    Movie Louise Patterson

  20. 1929
    The Wheel of Life

    Movie Ruth Dangan

  21. 1929
    Betrayal

    Movie Vroni

  22. 1929
    The Case of Lena Smith

    Movie Lena Smith

  23. 1928
    The Sawdust Paradise

    Movie Hallie

  24. 1928
    Half a Bride

    Movie Patience Winslow