Ralph Lewis (actor)
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Ralph Percy Lewis was an American actor of the silent era
. He appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938.
He was born in Englewood, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938.
He was born in Englewood, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Selected filmography
- The Avenging ConscienceThe Avenging ConscienceThe Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.The film is based on the Edgar Allan Poe short stories "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "Annabel Lee".-Plot:...
(1914) - The Floor AboveThe Floor AboveThe Floor Above is a 1914 American silent mystery film directed by James Kirkwood. The film starred Earle Foxe, Henry Walthall and Dorothy Gish in the lead roles.-Cast:*Earle Foxe*Henry B. Walthall as Stephen Pryde*Dorothy Gish as Stella Ford...
(1914) - Home, Sweet Home (1914)
- The EscapeThe Escape (1914 film)The Escape is a 1914 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Donald Crisp. It is now considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* Donald Crisp as 'Bull' McGee* Edna Foster as Crippled girl* Earle Foxe* Robert Harron as Larry Joyce...
(1914) - The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Griffith also co-wrote the screenplay , and co-produced the film . It was released on February 8, 1915...
(1915) - The Children PayThe Children PayThe Children Pay is a 1916 drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Lillian Gish.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Millicent* Violet Wilkey - Jean, her sister* Keith Armour - Horace Craig* Ralph Lewis - Theodore Ainsley, the girls' father...
(1916) - IntoleranceIntolerance (film)Intolerance is a 1916 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and is considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era. The three-and-a-half hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines each separated by several centuries: A contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption; a...
(1916) - RevengeRevenge (1918 film)Revenge is a 1918 Western film directed by Tod Browning.-Cast:* Edith Storey - Alva Leigh* Wheeler Oakman - Dick Randall* Ralph Lewis - 'Sudden' Duncan* Alberta Ballard - Riger Lil* Charles West - Donald Jaffray...
(1918) - When the Clouds Roll byWhen the Clouds Roll byWhen the Clouds Roll by is a 1919 comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Victor Fleming and Theodore Reed. The plot involves a man following the advice of a psychiatrist as he romances a woman in Greenwich Village.-Cast:...
(1919) - Outside the LawOutside the Law (1920 film)Outside the Law is a 1920 crime film directed by Tod Browning. Browning would remake the film in 1930.Outside the Law is considered to be one of the first psychologically driven films in the gangster genre. It was the second film on which Browning worked with Lon Chaney...
(1920) - Dante's InfernoDante's Inferno (1924 film)Dante's Inferno is a silent film released by Fox Film Corporation, and adapted from Inferno, part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Divine Comedy.-Plot:...
(1924) - The Bad OneThe Bad OneThe Bad One is an American black-and-white musical film directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Dolores del Río and featuring Boris Karloff and is a romantic prison drama film...
(1930) - Somewhere in SonoraSomewhere in SonoraSomewhere in Sonora is a 1933 Western film starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1927 film of the same name.-Cast:* John Wayne - John Bishop* Henry B. Walthall - Bob Leadly* Shirley Palmer - Mary Burton* Ann Fay - Patsy Ellis...
(1933)