Esther Ralston

Biography

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.

Known for

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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999 ⭐ 8.3

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Jungle Terror

1946 ⭐ 7.0

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San Francisco Docks

1940 ⭐ 7.3

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Letter of Introduction

1938 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1999

⭐ 8.3

1993

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

Herself · 1993

⭐ 3.7

1946

Jungle Terror Notable

Valarie Shields · 1946

⭐ 7.0

1940

San Francisco Docks Notable

Frances March · 1940

⭐ 7.3

Tin Pan Alley

Nora Bayes · 1940

⭐ 5.4

1938

Slander House

Ruth De Milo · 1938

⭐ 4.4

Letter of Introduction

Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited) · 1938

⭐ 6.0

The Spy Ring

Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton) · 1938

⭐ 5.6

1937

The Mysterious Pilot Notable

Vivian McNain · 1937

⭐ 10.0

Jungle Menace Notable

Valerie Shields · 1937

⭐ 7.0

As Good as Married Notable

Miss Danforth · 1937

⭐ 8.0

1936

We're in the Legion Now

Louise Rillette · 1936

⭐ 4.5

Reunion Notable

Janet Fair · 1936

⭐ 7.0

Hollywood Boulevard

Flora Moore · 1936

⭐ 4.5

1935

Forced Landing Notable

Ruby Anatole · 1935

⭐ 8.0

Streamline Express

Elaine Vincent · 1935

⭐ 6.0

Together We Live Notable

Jenny · 1935

⭐ 7.0

1934

Strange Wives Notable

Olga · 1934

⭐ 7.0

The Marines Are Coming

Dorothy Manning · 1934

⭐ 5.2

Romance in the Rain Notable

Gwen de la Rue · 1934

⭐ 9.0

1933

By Candlelight

Baroness von Ballin · 1933

⭐ 5.5

To the Last Man

Ellen Colby · 1933

⭐ 5.9

Black Beauty Notable

Leila Lambert · 1933

⭐ 10.0

1932

After the Ball Notable

Elissa Strange · 1932

⭐ 10.0

Rome Express

Asta Marvelle · 1932

⭐ 6.1

1931

The Prodigal

Antonia Farraday · 1931

⭐ 4.0

Lonely Wives

Madeline Smith · 1931

⭐ 5.3

1929

The Mighty

Louise Patterson · 1929

⭐ 6.0

The Wheel of Life Notable

Ruth Dangan · 1929

⭐ 9.0

Betrayal Notable

Vroni · 1929

⭐ 9.0

1928

The Sawdust Paradise Notable

Hallie · 1928

⭐ 9.0

Half a Bride

Patience Winslow · 1928

⭐ 6.7

Something Always Happens Notable

Diana Mallory · 1928

⭐ 10.0

1927

The Spotlight Notable

Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova · 1927

⭐ 9.0

Figures Don't Lie Notable

Janet Wells · 1927

⭐ 10.0

Ten Modern Commandments Notable

Kitty O'Day · 1927

⭐ 10.0

1926

Old Ironsides

Girl · 1926

⭐ 6.4

The Quarterback

Louise Mason · 1926

⭐ 6.5

The American Venus Notable

Mary Gray · 1926

⭐ 8.0

1925

Womanhandled Notable

Molly Martin · 1925

⭐ 7.0

A Kiss for Cinderella

Fairy Godmother · 1925

⭐ 6.0

The Best People Notable

Alice O'Neil · 1925

⭐ 9.0

1924

Peter Pan

Mrs. Darling · 1924

⭐ 6.9

$50,000 Reward

Carolyn Jordan · 1924

⭐ 5.5

Wolves of the North Notable

Madge Chester · 1924

⭐ 10.0

1923

The Rivals

1923

Pure Grit Notable

Stella Bolling · 1923

⭐ 7.0

The Wild Party Notable

Bess Furth · 1923

⭐ 8.0

1922

Oliver Twist

Rose Maylie · 1922

⭐ 6.4

The Lone Hand Notable

1922

⭐ 7.0

Youth to Youth Notable

1922

⭐ 7.0

Frequently appears with

Courtney Love

Narrator (voice)

David Stenn

Self - Clara's Biographer

Budd Schulberg

Self - Author and Screenw

Frank Buck

Frank Hardy

Sasha Siemel

Tiger Van Dorn

Reginald Denny

Ralph Marshall

Charlotte Henry

Dorothy Elliott

Full filmography

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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999 ⭐ 8.3

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The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

1993 ⭐ 3.7

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Jungle Terror

1946 ⭐ 7.0

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San Francisco Docks

1940 ⭐ 7.3

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Tin Pan Alley

1940 ⭐ 5.4

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Slander House

1938 ⭐ 4.4

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Letter of Introduction

1938 ⭐ 6.0

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The Spy Ring

1938 ⭐ 5.6

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The Mysterious Pilot

1937 ⭐ 10.0

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Jungle Menace

1937 ⭐ 7.0

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As Good as Married

1937 ⭐ 8.0

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We're in the Legion Now

1936 ⭐ 4.5

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Reunion

1936 ⭐ 7.0

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Hollywood Boulevard

1936 ⭐ 4.5

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The Girl from Mandalay

1936 ⭐ 4.7

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Forced Landing

1935 ⭐ 8.0

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Streamline Express

1935 ⭐ 6.0

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Together We Live

1935 ⭐ 7.0

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Shadows of the Orient

1935 ⭐ 6.0

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Ladies Crave Excitement

1935 ⭐ 5.7