Portrait of Esther Ralston

Acting

Esther Ralston

Career

Active from 1920 to 1962, with a break from 1947 to 1961, busiest in 1925 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Esther Ralston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Western 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Our Five Daughters
Our Five Daughters (1962)

TV show

1950s

1 title Β· average score 44
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

1940s

3 titles Β· average score 52
Jungle Terror
Jungle Terror (1946)

as Valarie Shields

Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Nora Bayes

San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks (1940)

as Frances March

1930s

27 titles Β· average score 56
Slander House
Slander House (1938)

as Ruth De Milo

The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring (1938)

as Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)

The Mysterious Pilot
The Mysterious Pilot (1937)

as Vivian McNain

We're in the Legion Now
We're in the Legion Now (1936)

as Louise Rillette

Shadows of the Orient
Shadows of the Orient (1935)

as Viola Avery

Streamline Express
Streamline Express (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Elaine Vincent

The Marines Are Coming
The Marines Are Coming (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dorothy Manning

Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dolly

To the Last Man
To the Last Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ellen Colby

Rome Express
Rome Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Asta Marvelle

Lonely Wives
Lonely Wives (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

as Madeline Smith

The Prodigal
The Prodigal (1931)

as Antonia Farraday

1920s

47 titles Β· average score 79
Betrayal
Betrayal (1929)

as Vroni

The Case of Lena Smith
The Case of Lena Smith (1929)

as Lena Smith

The Mighty
The Mighty (1929)

as Louise Patterson

The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life (1929)

as Ruth Dangan

Half a Bride
Half a Bride (1928)

as Patience Winslow

Something Always Happens
Something Always Happens (1928)

as Diana Mallory

Children of Divorce
Children of Divorce (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jean Waddington

Fashions for Women
Fashions for Women (1927)

as CΓ©leste de Givray and Lola Dauvry

Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides (1926)
GoodWatch score 83

as Girl

A Kiss for Cinderella
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925)

as Fairy Godmother

Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback (1925)

as Cynthia Mason

$50,000 Reward
$50,000 Reward (1924)

as Carolyn Jordan