Ralph Emerson (1899–1984) was an American

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Selected filmography

* '' The Face on the Bar-Room Floor'' (1923) * ''

The Million Dollar Handicap ''The Million Dollar Handicap'' is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Edmund Burns, Ralph Lewis, and Ward Crane. It is based on the 1902 novel ''Thoroughbreds'' by William Alexander Fraser. The film w ...

'' (1925) * ''

Three Pals ''Three Pals'' is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Wilbur McGaugh and Bruce Mitchell and starring Marilyn Mills, Josef Swickard and William H. Turner. Gary Cooper made one of his earliest screen appearances as an extra. Cast ...

'' (1926) * '' The Enemy'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Cheer Leader ''The Cheer Leader'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Alan James and starring Ralph Graves, Gertrude Olmstead, and Shirley Palmer. Plot Cast * Ralph Graves as Jimmy Grant * Gertrude Olmstead as Jean Howard * Shirley Pal ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Albany Night Boat ''The Albany Night Boat'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Raboch and starring Olive Borden, Ralph Emerson and Duke Martin.Connelly p.7 It was produced and distributed by the independent Tiffany Pictures, one of the larges ...

'' (1928) * ''

Marriage by Contract ''Marriage by Contract'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by James Flood and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Lawrence Gray and Robert Edeson. It was one of the first sound films produced by Tiffany Pictures, one of the largest independent stu ...

'' (1928) * ''

Hardboiled Rose ''Hardboiled Rose'' is a 1929 American part-talkie romantic drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and released by Warner Bros. It starred Myrna Loy, William Collier, Jr., and John Miljan. Plot A Southern belle (Loy) must work in a gambling ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Lotus Lady ''Lotus Lady'' is a 1930 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Fern Andra, Ralph Emerson and Betty Francisco.Palmer p.462 Cast * Fern Andra as Tamarah * Ralph Emerson as Larry Kelland * Betty Francisco as Claire Winton ...

'' (1930) * ''

I Believed in You ''I Believed in You'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by William M. Conselman. The film stars Rosemary Ames, John Boles, Victor Jory, Gertrude Michael, George Meeker and Leslie Fenton. The film wa ...

'' (1934) * '' A Night at Earl Carroll's'' (1940)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Vogel, Michelle. ''Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Joy Girl"''. McFarland, 2010.

External links

* 1899 births 1984 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors People from Kalispell, Montana {{US-film-bio-stub