Esther Ralston Lost Silent Film Ten Modern Commandments 1927 Photograph




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:63847571Size: 9.75" x 7.5"
Subject: Esther RalstonModified Item: No
Year: Pre-1940Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Object Type: PhotographStyle: Black & White
Industry: MoviesOriginal/Reproduction: Original
Film: Ten Modern Commandments (1927)
Original Description:
ITEM: This is a vintage and original Paramount Pictures production still photograph of Esther Ralson in a skimpy baby doll costume and elaborate headdress posed under a spotlight and backed up by chorus girls in a scene from the 1927 Dorothy Arzner directed silent romantic comedy-drama film "Ten Modern Commandments." This film is now considered lost.
Forever dubbed "The American Venus" for her unparalleled beauty after her appearance in a 1926 film of the same name, Ralston reached ...her peak stardom and popularity during the silent era. While she did make a successful transition to sound films, her popularity waned, and she turned her attentions to the stage and radio.
Photograph measures 9.75" x 7.5" on a glossy paper stock with linen backing.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
More about Esther Ralston:
Likable blonde silent screen actress, dubbed "the American Venus" by Florenz Ziegfeld after she starred as an aspiring Miss America contestant in a 1926 film of that name. Practically raised onstage by a family of vaudevillians, Ralston began in bit parts in films as a teenager, and worked primarily with Paramount and MGM during the 1920s. Ralston's films often found her playing wholesome, glamorous yet playful roles and include a charming version of "Peter Pan" (1925) in which she played Mrs. Darling in support of star Betty Bronson, the lively comedy "Beggar on Horseback" (1925), "Half a Bride" (1928), in which she played opposite Gary Cooper, and "The Case of Lena Smith" (1929) directed by the formidable Joseph von Sternberg.
At one point in the mid-1920s Ralston was one of Hollywood's highest-paid stars, but her career gradually petered out with the coming of sound. She did, however, play intermittent supporting roles (as in the highly enjoyable mystery "Mr. Dynamite" 1935) until the early 1940s. Ralston later worked as an executive at a talent agency and for an electric company, and did occasional TV work (e.g. a leading role as the mother of "Our Five Daughters" 1962). Ralston was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild and in her later years proved a very lively interviewee on TV specials and documentaries on the past glories of American film.
Biography From: TCM | Turner Classic Movies



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