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Esther Ralston (1902–1994)

Projected as wholesome but fun-loving, Maine-born leading lady Esther Ralston enjoyed a prime silent age career and, at her peak, was packaged and publicized as "The American Venus" by none other than that of showman Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. after appearing as a dazzling beauty queen in the film of the same name ( The American Venus). A decade later, the blonde beauty's career, however, had tapered off... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1962 Our Five Daughters (TV series)
Helen Lee (1962)
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Bancroft
The Noose (1953) … Mrs. Bancroft
 
1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
The Collector
All the Time in the World (1952) … The Collector
 
1952 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
September Tide (1952)
 
1940 San Francisco Docks
Frances March
 
1940 Tin Pan Alley
Nora Bayes
 
1938 Slander House
Ruth De Milo
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
 
1938 The Spy Ring
Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)
 
1937 The Mysterious Pilot
Vivian McNain [Chs.10-11]
 
1937 Jungle Menace
Valerie Shields [Chs. 1,3,6,7,15]
 
1937 As Good as Married
Miss Danforth
 
1936 We're in the Legion Now
Louise Rillette
 
1936 Reunion
Janet Fair
 
1936 Hollywood Boulevard
Flora Moore
 
1936 The Girl from Mandalay
Mary Trevor
 
1935 Forced Landing
Ruby Anatole
 
1935 Streamline Express
Elaine Vincent
 
1935 Together We Live
Jenny
 
1935 Shadows of the Orient
Viola Avery
 
1935 Ladies Crave Excitement
Miss Winkler
 
1935 Mister Dynamite
Charmian Dvorjak
 
1934 Strange Wives
Olga
 
1934 The Marines Are Coming
Dorothy Manning
 
1934 Romance in the Rain
Gwen de la Rue
 
1934 Sadie McKee
Dolly Merrick
 
1933 By Candlelight
Baroness von Ballin
 
1933 To the Last Man
Ellen Colby
 
1933 Black Beauty
Leila Lambert
 
1932 After the Ball
Elissa Strange
 
1932 Rome Express
Asta Marvelle
 
1931 The Prodigal
Antonia Farraday
 
1931 Lonely Wives
Madeline Smith
 
1929 The Mighty
Louise Patterson
 
1929 The Wheel of Life
Ruth Dangan
 
1929 Betrayal
Vroni
 
1929 The Case of Lena Smith (short)
Lena Smith
 
1928 Sawdust Paradise
Hallie
 
1928 Something Always Happens
Diana Mallory
 
1928 Love and Learn
Nancy Blair
 
1928 Half a Bride
Patience Winslow
 
1927 The Spotlight
Lizzie Stokes/Olga Rostova
 
1927 Figures Don't Lie
Janet Wells
 
1927 Ten Modern Commandments
Kitty O'Day
 
1927 Children of Divorce
Jean Waddington
 
1927 Fashions for Women
Céleste de Givray and Lola Dauvry
 
1926 Old Ironsides
Esther
 
1926 The Quarterback
Louise Mason
 
1926 The Blind Goddess
Moira Devens
 
1926 The American Venus
Mary Gray
 
1925 Womanhandled
Molly Martin
 
1925 The Best People
Alice O'Neil
 
1925 The Trouble with Wives
Dagmar
 
1925 The Lucky Devil
Doris McDee
 
1925 Beggar on Horseback
Cynthia Mason
 
1925 The Little French Girl
Toppie Westmacott
 
1925 The Goose Hangs High
Dagmar Carroll
 
1924 $50,000 Reward
Carolyn Jordan
 
1924 K.O. for Cupid (short)
Holly Malloy
 
1924 Wolves of the North
Madge Chester
 
1924 The Title Holder (short)
Holly Malloy
 
1924 All's Swell on the Ocean (short)
Holly Malloy
 
1924 A Society Knockout (short)
Holly Malloy
 
1924 The Heart Buster
Rose Hillyer
 
1924 Winning His Way (short)
Holly Malloy
 
1924 Fight and Win
Holly Malloy
 
1924 Jack O'Clubs
Queenie Hatch
 
1924 The Marriage Circle
Miss Hofer
 
1923 The Rivals (short)
Esther
 
1923 Pure Grit
Stella Bolling
 
1923 The Wild Party
Bess Furth
 
1923 Blinky
Mary Lou Kileen
 
1923 The Victor
Chewing gum baron's daughter
 
1923 Railroaded
Joan Dunster
 
1923 Under Secret Orders (short)
 
1923 The Phantom Fortune
Mary Rogers
 
1923 The Prisoner
Marie
 
1922 Kings of the Forest (short)
Rose
 
1922 Timberland Treachery (short)
Rose
 
1922 Youth to Youth
 
1922 The Lone Hand
 
1922 Pals of the West
Nina
 
1922 Remembrance
Beatrice
 
1922 The Gypsy Trail (short)
Dorothy Gorman
 
1922 Tracked Down (short)
Dorothy Alden
 
1922 Come Clean (short)
Sally Faivre (unconfirmed)
 
1922 Dead Game (short)
Eva Mason
 
1922 Unmasked (short)
Flora McKenzie
 
1922 Daring Danger
Ethel Stanton
 
1922 Pure and Simple (short)
 
1921 Crossing Trails
Helen Stratton
 
1921 What Do Men Want? (uncredited)
 
1921 The Kid
Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
 
1921 The Good Black Sheep (short)
 
1920 Whispering Devils
Rose Gibbard
 
1920 The Butterfly Man (uncredited)
 
1920 The Peddler of Lies
Undetermined Role
 
1918 For Husbands Only
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1918 The Doctor and the Woman
Bit (uncredited)
 
1915 The Deep Purple
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
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1934 Sadie McKee (performer: "I Looked in Your Eyes" - uncredited, "I'm Willing" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1946 Jungle Terror
Miss Shields (uncredited)
 
1933 March of the Movies
Herself, film clip (uncredited)
 

Related Videos

Letter of Introduction -- An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up... Streamline Express -- A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard are a seductive blackmailer and the stage director he intends to frame... Slander House -- Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1936) Stage: Appeared in "Accent on Youth", Chicago Civic Opera, Chicago, IL See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 16 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jane Carleton

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[interview in 1978] I want to believe in something inspirational, that has courage, that you can hang your hat on a star. And you can't in the restricted films of today. It's too blatant. There's nothing courageous or inspirational about them. I just don't go anymore. See more »

Trivia:

Married and divorced three times, her first two husbands were director/actor George Webb and singer/actor Will Morgan. See more »

Nickname:

"The American Venus" See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo