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Esther Ralston

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Esther Ralston

Born September 17, 1902 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USADied January 14, 199485 films

Esther Ralston (September 17th, 1902- January 14th, 1994) was an American silent film star.

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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.

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The Kid posterFirst watchThe Kid19218.1as Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)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.View film

Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. 1946Jungle TerrorValarie Shields
  2. 1940San Francisco DocksFrances March
  3. 1940Tin Pan AlleyNora Bayes
  4. 1938Slander HouseRuth De Milo
  5. 1938Letter of IntroductionMrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
  6. 1938The Spy RingJean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)
  7. 1937The Mysterious PilotVivian McNain
  8. 1937Jungle MenaceValerie Shields
  9. 1937As Good as MarriedMiss Danforth
  10. 1936We're in the Legion NowLouise Rillette
  11. 1936ReunionJanet Fair
  12. 1936Hollywood BoulevardFlora Moore
  13. 1936The Girl from MandalayMary Trevor
  14. 1935Forced LandingRuby Anatole
  15. 1935Streamline ExpressElaine Vincent
  16. 1935Together We LiveJenny
  17. 1935Shadows of the OrientViola Avery
  18. 1935Ladies Crave ExcitementMiss Winkler
  19. 1935Mister DynamiteCharmian Dvorjak
  20. 1934Strange WivesOlga
  21. 1934The Marines Are ComingDorothy Manning
  22. 1934Romance in the RainGwen de la Rue
  23. 1934Sadie McKeeDolly
  24. 1933By CandlelightBaroness von Ballin
  25. 1933To the Last ManEllen Colby
  26. 1933Black BeautyLeila Lambert
  27. 1932After the BallElissa Strange
  28. 1932Rome ExpressAsta Marvelle
  29. 1931The ProdigalAntonia Farraday
  30. 1931Lonely WivesMadeline Smith
  31. 1929The MightyLouise Patterson
  32. 1929The Wheel of LifeRuth Dangan
  33. 1929BetrayalVroni
  34. 1929The Case of Lena SmithLena Smith
  35. 1928The Sawdust ParadiseHallie
  36. 1928Half a BridePatience Winslow
  37. 1928Something Always HappensDiana Mallory
  38. 1928Love and LearnNancy Blair
  39. 1927The SpotlightLizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
  40. 1927Figures Don't LieJanet Wells
  41. 1927Ten Modern CommandmentsKitty O'Day
  42. 1927Children of DivorceJean Waddington
  43. 1927Fashions for WomenCéleste de Givray and Lola Dauvry
  44. 1926Old IronsidesGirl
  45. 1926The QuarterbackLouise Mason
  46. 1926The Blind GoddessMoira Devens
  47. 1926The American VenusMary Gray
  48. 1925WomanhandledMolly Martin
  49. 1925A Kiss for CinderellaFairy Godmother
  50. 1925The Best PeopleAlice O'Neil
  51. 1925The Trouble With WivesDagmar
  52. 1925The Lucky DevilDoris McDee
  53. 1925Beggar on HorsebackCynthia Mason
  54. 1925The Goose Hangs HighDagmar Carroll
  55. 1925The Little French GirlToppie Westmacott
  56. 1924Peter PanMrs. Darling
  57. 1924$50,000 RewardCarolyn Jordan
  58. 1924Wolves of the NorthMadge Chester
  59. 1924All's Swell on the OceanHolly Malloy
  60. 1924The Heart BusterRose Hillyer
  61. 1924Fight and WinHolly Malloy
  62. 1924The Marriage CircleMiss Hofer
  63. 1924Jack O'Clubs
  64. 1923The Rivals
  65. 1923Pure GritStella Bolling
  66. 1923The Wild PartyBess Furth
  67. 1923BlinkyMary Lou Kileen
  68. 1923RailroadedJoan Dunster
  69. 1923The VictorChewing gum baron's daughter
  70. 1923The Phantom FortuneMary Rogers
  71. 1923The PrisonerMarie
  72. 1922Oliver TwistRose Maylie
  73. 1922The Lone Hand
  74. 1922Youth to Youth
  75. 1922RemembranceBeatrice
  76. 1922Daring DangerEthel Stanton
  77. 1922The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
  78. 1922Pure and Simple
  79. 1921Crossing TrailsHelen Stratton
  80. 1921The KidExtra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
  81. 1920Whispering DevilsRose Gibbard
  82. 1920The Butterfly Man(uncredited)
  83. 1920Dangerous to Men
  84. 1920The Peddler of Lies
  85. 1920Huckleberry FinnMary Jane Wilks