Esther Ralston
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.
The Kid
as 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...
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Old Ironsides
as EstherAn embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old...
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Sadie McKee
as DollyA maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
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Hollywood Boulevard
as Flora MooreWith a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines...
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To the Last Man
as Ellen ColbyIn Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to...
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Shadows of the Orient
as Viola AveryA classic "B" featurette about "smugglin' in Chinamen for $300 a load"
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Letter of Introduction
as Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter...
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Peter Pan
as Mrs. DarlingPeter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads...
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By Candlelight
as Baroness von BallinA beautiful woman mistakes a Prince's butler for the Prince.
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The Wheel of Life
as Ruth DanganBritish officer Capt. Leslie Yeullat is at present on leave in London. Falling in love with Ruth...
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Children of Divorce
as Jean WaddingtonA young flapper tricks her childhood sweetheart into marrying her. He really loves another...
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Rome Express
as Asta MarvelleThe theft of a famous painting leads to murder and many suspects on a plush train speeding from...
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Reunion
as Janet FairNewspapers around the world proclaim the birth in Moosetown, Canada of the 3,000th baby brought...
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Streamline Express
as Elaine VincentA disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard...
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Beggar on Horseback
as Cynthia MasonNeil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to...
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A Kiss for Cinderella
as Fairy GodmotherAn adaption of a novel by Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie.
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Betrayal
as VroniAndré Frey, a bohemian artist, woos and wins a rustic Swiss maid, promising to return to her...
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Romance in the Rain
as Gwen de la RueThe publisher of a tabloid-type romance magazine decides to get some publicity by sponsoring a...
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The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...
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Forced Landing
as Ruby AnatoleIn this high-flying mystery set aboard a cross-country flight to New York, some of the...
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Wolves of the North
as Madge ChesterSerialized adventures of fur trappers in the Pacific Northwest, as they fight Indians, the...
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The Marriage Circle
as Miss HoferAn unhappily married couple moves to Vienna, where the wife’s married best friend lives, and...
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San Francisco Docks
as Frances MarchLongshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront...
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The Sawdust Paradise
as HallieShe dances- The Dance of Death. She Sings- The song of Life. Scintillating, Fascinating,...
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Lonely Wives
as Madeline SmithA highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in...
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The Lucky Devil
as Doris McDeeRichard Dix, a displayer in a department store, enters a raffle and wins the so-called 'hoodoo'...
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Blinky
as Mary Lou KileenBlinky, the bespectacled son of Col. "Raw Meat" Islip, is scorned by his fellow cavalrymen...
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Half a Bride
as Patience WinslowPatience Winslow is an impulsive heiress who marries a much-older man whom she really doesn't...
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Slander House
as Ruth De MiloOwner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger,...
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Ladies Crave Excitement
as Miss WinklerBored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.
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Tin Pan Alley
as Nora BayesSongwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to...
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The Spy Ring
as Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)Two American-army officers are working on a new type of machine-gun for anti-aircraft warfare,...
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Fashions for Women
as Céleste de Givray and Lola DauvryCeleste de Givray is renowned throughout Europe as the most beautiful and best-dressed model in...
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The Prodigal
as Antonia FarradayAn aspiring singer, who has fallen on hard times and is now living as a hobo, returns to his...
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Love and Learn
as Nancy BlairIn love with political candidate Anthony Cowles, heroine Nancy Blair gets wind of the...
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Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self (archive footage)Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews...
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The American Venus
as Mary GrayA lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles,...
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The Girl from Mandalay
as Mary TrevorJohn Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When...
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We're in the Legion Now
as Louise RilletteTwo petty gangsters trying to elude their enemies join the French Foreign Legion.
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Strange Wives
as OlgaWhen a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.
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The Prisoner
as MarieWhile traveling in Europe Philip Quentin encounters his former sweetheart, Dorothy Garrison, and...
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As Good as Married
as Miss DanforthWhen a boss proposes marriage to his secretary, she discovers that the arrangement is solely for...
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Oliver Twist
as Rose MaylieOliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought...
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Ten Modern Commandments
as Kitty O'DayA chorus girl falls in love with a budding composer.
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$50,000 Reward
as Carolyn JordanTex Sherwood has just come into possession of a valuable piece of land that will be irrigated by...
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The Victor
as Chewing gum baron's daughterIn order to save his family from financial ruin, an English aristocrat agrees to come to America...
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Mister Dynamite
as Charmian DvorjakA gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.
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Jack O'Clubs
as uncreditedA tough policeman who patrols the city's worst beat loses his nerve when he believes he has hurt...
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Womanhandled
as Molly MartinBill Dana, a New York City playboy, can't resist the flaming flappers and red-hot mamas along...
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After the Ball
as Elissa StrangeThe wife of a diplomat in Geneva pretends to be a maid in order to continue her flirting with a...
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The Trouble With Wives
as DagmarWilliam Hyatt (Tom Moore) runs an exclusive shoe store, and his happy marriage to Grace...
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The Marines Are Coming
as Dorothy ManningExpelled from his lieutenancy in the Marine Corps, Bill Traylor reenlists as a private. His unit...
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The Case of Lena Smith
as uncreditedA peasant girl goes to great lengths to protect her child in 19th century Vienna. The film is...
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Huckleberry Finn
as Mary Jane WilksHuckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes...
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Remembrance
as BeatriceAlthough he graduated from that time-worn university, the college of hard knocks, the tireless...
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The Mighty
as Louise PattersonIn this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then...
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The Lone Hand
as uncreditedWyoming cattleman Laramie Lad takes a vacation by visiting an old friend who runs a summer...
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Figures Don't Lie
as Janet WellsFigures Don't Lie is a showcase for the physical charms of lovely Esther Ralston, who in one...
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The Little French Girl
as Toppie WestmacottMadame Vervier, a sophisticated woman, sends her daughter Alix to live with Owen Bradley's...
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The Quarterback
as Louise MasonElmer Stone, quarterback of the 1899 Colton College football team vows to remain a student until...
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The Mysterious Pilot
as Vivian McNainJim Dorn endeavors to protect Jean McNain from a man she knows has committed a murder, Carter...
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Crossing Trails
as Helen StrattonHelen, wrongly suspected of murder, escapes to the refuge of Jim's Ranch, where love soon blooms.
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Jungle Terror
as Valarie ShieldsRe-edited feature film version of the 1937 serial, Jungle Menace.
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Together We Live
as JennyA ham-handed cautionary fable against communism, the film concerns a group of Civil War veterans...
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Black Beauty
as Leila LambertBlack Beauty is being trained to run in the steeplechase race, upon which the Cameron family has...
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The Heart Buster
as Rose HillyerRose Hillyer, the sweetheart of cowboy Tod Walton, is about to marry Edward Gordon a slick...
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The Butterfly Man
as (uncredited)Sedgewick Blynn is determined to marry a rich woman. One night he saves a child from a fire....
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The Best People
as Alice O'NeilBertie and Marian Lenox are children of a wealthy family, and their mother intends that they...
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Jungle Menace
as Valerie ShieldsMystery and adventure, surrounding a stolen rubber harvest.
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The Rivals
as uncreditedA comedy short starring Slim Summerville and Bobby Dunn featuring an early appearance by Esther...
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Tales of Tomorrow
as uncreditedTales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and...
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