
Person
Esther Ralston
Acting · 1902–1994 · Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

The Kid
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)

The Sawdust Paradise
Hallie
Our Five Daughters
1962

Half a Bride
Patience Winslow

Slander House
Ruth De Milo

Betrayal
Vroni

Whispering Devils
Rose Gibbard

Pure Grit
Stella Bolling

Letter of Introduction
Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlSelf (archive footage)
- 1993The Silent Feminists: America's First Women DirectorsHerself
- 1962Our Five Daughters
- 1951Tales of Tomorrow
- 1946Jungle TerrorValarie Shields
- 1940San Francisco DocksFrances March
- 1940Tin Pan AlleyNora Bayes
- 1938Slander HouseRuth De Milo
- 1938Letter of IntroductionMrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
- 1938The Spy RingJean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)
- 1937The Mysterious PilotVivian McNain
- 1937Jungle MenaceValerie Shields
- 1937As Good as MarriedMiss Danforth
- 1936We're in the Legion NowLouise Rillette
- 1936ReunionJanet Fair
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardFlora Moore
- 1936The Girl from MandalayMary Trevor
- 1935Forced LandingRuby Anatole
- 1935Streamline ExpressElaine Vincent
- 1935Together We LiveJenny
- 1935Shadows of the OrientViola Avery
- 1935Ladies Crave ExcitementMiss Winkler
- 1935Mister DynamiteCharmian Dvorjak
- 1934Strange WivesOlga
- 1934The Marines Are ComingDorothy Manning
- 1934Romance in the RainGwen de la Rue
- 1934Sadie McKeeDolly
- 1933By CandlelightBaroness von Ballin
- 1933To the Last ManEllen Colby
- 1933Black BeautyLeila Lambert
- 1932After the BallElissa Strange
- 1932Rome ExpressAsta Marvelle
- 1931The ProdigalAntonia Farraday
- 1931Lonely WivesMadeline Smith
- 1929The MightyLouise Patterson
- 1929The Wheel of LifeRuth Dangan
- 1929BetrayalVroni
- 1929The Case of Lena SmithLena Smith
- 1928The Sawdust ParadiseHallie
- 1928Half a BridePatience Winslow
- 1928Something Always HappensDiana Mallory
- 1928Love and LearnNancy Blair
- 1927The SpotlightLizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
- 1927Figures Don't LieJanet Wells
- 1927Ten Modern CommandmentsKitty O'Day
- 1927Children of DivorceJean Waddington
- 1927Fashions for WomenCéleste de Givray and Lola Dauvry
- 1926Old IronsidesGirl
- 1926The QuarterbackLouise Mason
- 1926The Blind GoddessMoira Devens
- 1926The American VenusMary Gray
- 1925WomanhandledMolly Martin
- 1925A Kiss for CinderellaFairy Godmother
- 1925The Best PeopleAlice O'Neil
- 1925The Trouble With WivesDagmar
- 1925The Lucky DevilDoris McDee
- 1925Beggar on HorsebackCynthia Mason
- 1925The Goose Hangs HighDagmar Carroll
- 1925The Little French GirlToppie Westmacott
- 1924Peter PanMrs. Darling
- 1924$50,000 RewardCarolyn Jordan
- 1924Wolves of the NorthMadge Chester
- 1924All's Swell on the OceanHolly Malloy
- 1924The Heart BusterRose Hillyer
- 1924Fight and WinHolly Malloy
- 1924The Marriage CircleMiss Hofer
- 1924Jack O'Clubs
- 1923The Rivals
- 1923Pure GritStella Bolling
- 1923The Wild PartyBess Furth
- 1923BlinkyMary Lou Kileen
- 1923RailroadedJoan Dunster
- 1923The VictorChewing gum baron's daughter
- 1923The Phantom FortuneMary Rogers
- 1923The PrisonerMarie
- 1922Oliver TwistRose Maylie
- 1922The Lone Hand
- 1922Youth to Youth
- 1922RemembranceBeatrice
- 1922Daring DangerEthel Stanton
- 1922The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
- 1922Pure and Simple
- 1921Crossing TrailsHelen Stratton
- 1921The KidExtra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
- 1920Whispering DevilsRose Gibbard
- 1920The Butterfly Man(uncredited)
- 1920Dangerous to Men
- 1920The Peddler of Lies
- 1920Huckleberry FinnMary Jane Wilks
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