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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Kid (1921) — Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
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Peter Pan (1924) — Mrs. Darling
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The Marriage Circle (1924) — Miss Hofer
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Sadie McKee (1934) — Dolly
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Rome Express (1932) — Asta Marvelle
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To the Last Man (1933) — Ellen Colby
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Children of Divorce (1927) — Jean Waddington
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By Candlelight (1933) — Baroness von Ballin
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Oliver Twist (1922) — Rose Maylie
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Old Ironsides (1926) — Girl
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Letter of Introduction (1938) — Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
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Tin Pan Alley (1940) — Nora Bayes
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Lonely Wives (1931) — Madeline Smith
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Slander House (1938) — Ruth De Milo
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Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
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Beggar on Horseback (1925) — Cynthia Mason
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The Marines Are Coming (1934) — Dorothy Manning
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A Kiss for Cinderella (1925) — Fairy Godmother
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The Prodigal (1931) — Antonia Farraday
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The Spy Ring (1938) — Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)
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The Lucky Devil (1925) — Doris McDee
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The Case of Lena Smith (1929) — Lena Smith
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Shadows of the Orient (1935) — Viola Avery
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Streamline Express (1935) — Elaine Vincent
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We're in the Legion Now (1936) — Louise Rillette
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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999) — Self (archive footage)
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$50,000 Reward (1924) — Carolyn Jordan
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Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — Flora Moore
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Fashions for Women (1927) — Céleste de Givray and Lola Dauvry
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Womanhandled (1925) — Molly Martin
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Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) — Miss Winkler
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San Francisco Docks (1940) — Frances March
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The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993) — Herself
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Huckleberry Finn (1920) — Mary Jane Wilks
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The Girl from Mandalay (1936) — Mary Trevor
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The Mighty (1929) — Louise Patterson
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Half a Bride (1928) — Patience Winslow
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Mister Dynamite (1935) — Charmian Dvorjak
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Jungle Menace (1937) — Valerie Shields
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As Good as Married (1937) — Miss Danforth