Acting
Ralph Forbes
- Titles
- 74movies
- Career
Active from 1922 to 1944, busiest in 1934 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Twentieth Century78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Tech & Humanity0.3, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Classic Screwball Comedy 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Mystery 3
- Melodrama 3
- Lost Love 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Crime 2
- Period Piece 2
- French Foreign Legion 2
- Nostalgic Tone 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Margaret BoothEditorThe Barretts of Wimpole Street, Riptide, Smilin' Through, The Lady of Scandal, The Enemy- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerThe Lady of Scandal, The Mystery of Mr. X, The Masks of the Devil, The Enemy, The Bachelor Father
Norma ShearerActorThe Barretts of Wimpole Street, Riptide, Smilin' Through, The Latest from Paris
George RegasActorBeau Geste, Daniel Boone, The Legion of Missing Men
Robert MontgomeryActorRiptide, The Mystery of Mr. X, Piccadilly Jim
Basil RathboneActorThe Lady of Scandal, Frenchman's Creek, Make a Wish
Paul LukasActorThunder Below, The Fountain, Age of Indiscretion
Ivan F. SimpsonActorThe Mystery of Mr. X, Inside the Lines, The Green Goddess
Max SteinerComposerChristopher Strong, The Fountain, Beau Ideal
Sidney FranklinDirectorThe Barretts of Wimpole Street, Smilin' Through, The Lady of Scandal- CClaudine WestWriterThe Barretts of Wimpole Street, Smilin' Through, The Lady of Scandal
Frank MorganActorEnchanted April, Piccadilly Jim
Movies and TV shows
721940s
4 titles · average score 51
45
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
as Harry St. Columb
44
Calling Philo Vance (1940)
as Tom McDonald
65
Curtain Call (1940)
as Leslie Barrivale
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
as Mr. Perrins
1930s
52 titles · average score 60
61
Women Are Like That (1938)
as Martin Brush
The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
as Bob Carter
47
I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
as Tommy Tilton
Bombay Mail (1934)
as William Luke-Patson
Pleasure Cruise (1933)
as Richard Orloff / Taversham
62
The Bachelor Father (1931)
as John Ashley
45
Beau Ideal (1931)
as John Geste
54
The Lady of Scandal (1930)
as John
Mamba (1930)
as Karl von Reiden
45
The Green Goddess (1930)
as Dr. Traherne
52
Inside the Lines (1930)
as Eric Woodhouse
Lilies of the Field (1930)
as Ted Willing
1920s
16 titles · average score 61
65
The Trail of '98 (1928)
as Larry
Under the Black Eagle (1928)
as Karl von Zorn
The Latest from Paris (1928)
as Joe Adams
Restless Youth (1928)
as Bruce Neil
The Masks of the Devil (1928)
as Manfred
The Enemy (1927)
as Carl Behrend
53
Mr. Wu (1927)
as Basil Gregory
65
Beau Geste (1926)
as John Geste
Réveille (1924)
as The Kid
Owd Bob (1924)
as David McAdam
Comin' Thro the Rye (1923)
as George Tempest
A Lowland Cinderella (1922)
as Master of Darrock