Ralph Ince
Biography
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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.
Acting (41 movies)
A Regiment of Two
1913
Little Caesar
1931
Out of the Snows
1920
The Big Gamble
1931
Channing of the Northwest
1922
Jean the Match-Maker
1910
The Star Witness
1931
The Seventh Son
1912
Troublesome Secretaries
1911
The Lost Squadron
1932
Law and Order
1932
The Mouthpiece
1932
Men of Chance
1931
Numbered Men
1930
Gentleman's Fate
1931
The Pride of the Legion
1932
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
Havana Widows
1933
Girl of the Rio
1932
Men Of America
1932
The Big Fight
1930
State's Attorney
1932
Guilty as Hell
1932
The Sea Wolf
1926
Yellow Fingers
1926
The Bond of Music
1912
The Tenderfoot
1932
Love at Second Sight
1934
Wall Street
1929
So You Won't Talk
1935
Chicago After Midnight
1928
The Last Door
1921
The Big Shot
1931
Law of the Sea
1931
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
The Highest Law
1921
Gorilla Ship
1932
Hell Bound
1931
The County Fair
1932
Bigger Than Barnum's
1926
Not for Publication
1927
Directing (92 movies)
Song Bird of the North
1913
The Serpents
1912
The Chorus Lady
1924
Crime Unlimited
1935
Murder at Monte Carlo
1935
Lucky Devils
1933
Song of the Shell
1912
Tropical Love
1921
Troublesome Secretaries
1911
The Godmother
1912
Men Of America
1932
The Goddess
1915
He Never Knew
1914
The Web
1913
The Swan Girl
1913
Shadows of the Past
1914
The Painted World
1914
A Million Bid
1914
Bigger Than Barnum's
1926
Hurricane
1929
The Sea Wolf
1926
Jury's Evidence
1936
Reckless Youth
1922
Sealed Hearts
1919
Twelve Good Men
1936
Virtuous Men
1919
Our Mrs. McChesney
1918
Lady Robinhood
1925
The Cave Man
1912
How Fatty Made Good
1913
The Combat
1916
Playing with Souls
1925
Out Yonder
1919
The Uninvited Guest
1924
Hardboiled
1929
The Lone Wolf Returns
1926
The Classmate's Frolic
1913
The Strength of Men
1913
Brother Bill
1913
The Mills of the Gods
1912
Una of the Sierras
1912
The Black Mask
1935
Blue Smoke
1935
Face of Desire
1930
A Regiment of Two
1913
The Argyle Case
1917
His Phantom Sweetheart
1915
Rolling Home
1935
The Juggernaut
1915
Channing of the Northwest
1922
Flaming Gold
1932
The Panther Woman
1918
Chicago After Midnight
1928
Danger Street
1928
Coney Island
1928
Success
1923
No Escape
1934
Mr. What's-His-Name?
1935
A Glimpse of Paradise
1935
What’s in a Name?
1935
The Vulture
1937
It’s Not Cricket
1937
Side Street Angel
1937
Fair Exchange
1936
Hail and Farewell
1936
The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937
Gaol Break
1936
The Co-respondent
1917
Her Man
1918
Moulders of Men
1927
To-Day
1917
Out of the Snows
1920
The Highest Law
1921
Homeward Bound
1923
Uncle Bill
1914
Dynamite Smith
1924
A Man's Home
1921
South Sea Love
1927
The Perfect Lover
1919
After Midnight
1921
Red Foam
1920
His Wife's Money
1920
Shadows of the Past
1919
The Painted World
1919
Two Women
1919
My Lady's Slipper
1916
Count 'Em
1915
The Destroyers
1916
The Conflict
1916
The House of Youth
1924
Her Choice
1912
Not for Publication
1927
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Her Choice | 1912 | Writer |
| Song of the Shell | 1912 | Writer |
| How Fatty Made Good | 1913 | Writer |
| The Classmate's Frolic | 1913 | Writer |
| Song Bird of the North | 1913 | Writer |
| The Swan Girl | 1913 | Writer |
| A Million Bid | 1914 | Writer |
| The Juggernaut | 1915 | Writer |
| Count 'Em | 1915 | Writer |
| The Argyle Case | 1917 | Writer |
| To-Day | 1917 | Writer |
| Not for Publication | 1927 | Producer |