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