
Ralph Ince
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur. Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.
66 acting credits · 101 directing credits
Acting · 66

Little Caesar
1931

Wall Street
1929

The Mouthpiece
1932

The Tenderfoot
1932

The Big Fight
1930

Havana Widows
1933

The Star Witness
1931

The Lost Squadron
1932

Law and Order
1932

Yellow Fingers
1926

Numbered Men
1930

Guilty as Hell
1932

State's Attorney
1932

The County Fair
1932

The Big Shot
1931

Gorilla Ship
1932

Hell Bound
1931
Malay Nights
1932

Girl of the Rio
1932

The Pride of the Legion
1932

Chicago After Midnight
1928
Running Hollywood
1932

Law of the Sea
1931

The Big Gamble
1931

The Money Kings
1912
The Cave Man
1912
Gaol Break
1936

Men of Chance
1931

The Sea Wolf
1926

Gentleman's Fate
1931
How Betty Won the School
1911
The Heart of Esmeralda
1912

Men Of America
1932

The Last Door
1921

So You Won't Talk
1935
Rolling Home
1935

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911

The Child Crusoes
1911

Extra! Extra!
1932
The Geranium
1911
Love at Second Sight
1934

A Tale of Two Cities
1911

Troublesome Secretaries
1911

The Singapore Mutiny
1928

The Highest Law
1921

Out of the Snows
1920
No Escape
1934

The Lure of Vanity
1911

The Seventh Son
1912
Blue Smoke
1935
Song Bird of the North
1913
The Serpents
1912
The Bond of Music
1912
Love in the Ghetto
1912
Yellow Bird
1912
The Freshet
1911
The Higher Mercy
1912

Channing of the Northwest
1922
The Land of Opportunity
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The Better Way
1926

Jean the Match-Maker
1910
One Flag at Last
1911

A Regiment of Two
1913
The Swan Girl
1913

Bigger Than Barnum's
1926

Not for Publication
1927
Directing · 101

Flaming Gold
1932

Lucky Devils
1933
Fair Exchange
1936

Hurricane
1929

The Juggernaut
1915

The Destroyers
1916

The Lone Wolf Returns
1926

After Midnight
1921

Our Mrs. McChesney
1918

To-Day
1917

Tropical Love
1921

Reckless Youth
1922
Uncle Bill
1914
What’s in a Name?
1935

Her Man
1918

Chicago After Midnight
1928

Crime Unlimited
1935

The House of Youth
1924

Lady Robinhood
1925

Success
1923
The Black Mask
1935

Danger Street
1928

Moulders of Men
1927

The Uninvited Guest
1924

The Chorus Lady
1924
Hail and Farewell
1936

Hardboiled
1929

Dynamite Smith
1924
The Cave Man
1912

Wandering Girls
1927

Two Women
1919

Homeward Bound
1923
Gaol Break
1936

Playing with Souls
1925

He Never Knew
1914

The Sea Wolf
1926

Murder at Monte Carlo
1935

The Goddess
1915

Out Yonder
1919

Men Of America
1932
Mr. What's-His-Name?
1935
The Painted World
1914

Sealed Hearts
1919
Rolling Home
1935
It’s Not Cricket
1937
Count 'Em
1915

The Perfect Lover
1919

Hit of the Show
1928
Shadows of the Past
1914

The Argyle Case
1917

My Lady's Slipper
1916
Her Choice
1912
Twelve Good Men
1936
The Godmother
1912

The Combat
1916

Brother Bill
1913
His Phantom Sweetheart
1915
Side Street Angel
1937

Red Foam
1920
The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937
The Vulture
1937

Coney Island
1928

His Wife's Money
1920

Troublesome Secretaries
1911

The Singapore Mutiny
1928

The Highest Law
1921

Out of the Snows
1920
Jury's Evidence
1936
No Escape
1934
Una of the Sierras
1912

Too Many Crooks
1919
Face of Desire
1930
Blue Smoke
1935

The Co-respondent
1917

The Panther Woman
1918
The Conflict
1916
A Glimpse of Paradise
1935
Song Bird of the North
1913
The Serpents
1912

A Million Bid
1914

A Man's Home
1921

Tempered Steel
1918

Virtuous Men
1919

A Wide Open Town
1922

Song of the Shell
1912

The Mills of the Gods
1912

Shadows of the Past
1919
The Classmate's Frolic
1913

Channing of the Northwest
1922

Smooth as Satin
1925

The Web
1913

The Better Way
1926

A Stitch in Time
1919

How Fatty Made Good
1913

South Sea Love
1927

A Regiment of Two
1913

The Painted World
1919
The Swan Girl
1913

The Strength of Men
1913

Bigger Than Barnum's
1926

Not for Publication
1927