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Rex Ingram is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 15 january 1892 at Dublin (Irlande)

Rex Ingram

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Birth name Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock
Nationality USA
Birth 15 january 1892 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 21 july 1950 (at 58 years) at Hollywood (USA)

For the African-American actor of the same name, see Rex Ingram (actor) (1895–1969).


Rex Ingram (January 15, 1892 – July 21, 1950), born Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock, was an Irish film director, producer, writer and actor. Director Erich von Stroheim once called him "the world's greatest director."

Biography

Émigré aux États-Unis à l'âge de 19 ans, Ingram étudie la sculpture avant d'entrer à l'Edison Company où il sera à la fois directeur artistique, metteur en scène, acteur, homme à tout faire. Sa carrière commence réellement en 1921, lorsque, grâce à l'aide de la scénariste June Mathis, il entre à la Metro Goldwyn Mayer pour diriger Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse avec Rudolph Valentino.

Cet énorme succès commercial lui permettra de réaliser librement The Conquering Power, une adaptation d'Eugénie Grandet en 1921, Le Chemin de l'honneur, Scaramouche et nombre de films.

Mais la direction de Ben Hur lui ayant été refusée, Ingram quitte Hollywood avec sa femme, l'actrice Alice Terry, et il s'installe sur la Côte d'Azur. Dans son propre studio, il tourne plusieurs films dans le genre exotique, mais l'arrivée du cinéma parlant va révéler ses limites de directeur d'acteur.

Après un tournage au Maroc, (Baroud, Love in Morocco) en 1933, il retourne en Californie et se retire du cinéma.

Le 21 juillet 1950, à l'âge de 58 ans, il meurt d'une hémorragie cérébrale à Los Angeles, dans le quartier de North Hollywood. Il est enterré au Forest Lawn Memorial Park de Glendale, en Californie.

Usually with

Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
(23 films)
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
(12 films)
Alice Terry
Alice Terry
(13 films)
John George
John George
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rex Ingram (24 films)

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Actor

Baroud
Baroud (1932)
, 1h19
Directed by Rex Ingram, Alice Terry, Rex Ingram
Origin France
Genres Action, Romance
Actors Roland Caillaux, Rex Ingram, Pierre Batcheff, Andrews Engelmann, Roger Gaillard, Colette Darfeuil
Rating59% 2.963162.963162.963162.963162.96316
André Duval, Français, et Si Ahmed, Marocain, sont des spahis et partagent une bonne entente. Jusqu'au jour où André séduit la sœur de Si. Ce dernier veut laver l'affront fait à sa famille. Mais lorsque la maison de la famille marocaine est attaquée, c'est André qui vient à leur secours.
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette, 33minutes
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution
Actors Paul Robeson, Anita Loos, Pauline Starke, Lois Moran, Sacha Guitry, Yvonne Printemps
Roles Charles Stewart Parnell
Rating47% 2.384942.384942.384942.384942.38494
Une histoire d’amour entre une courtisane atteinte de tuberculose pulmonaire, Marguerite Gautier, et un jeune bourgeois, Armand Duval.
Mary of the Movies
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Marion Mack, Anna May Wong, Creighton Hale, Florence Lee, Jack Perrin, Raymond Cannon
Rating60% 3.042543.042543.042543.042543.04254
Mary (Mack), a country girl, moves to Hollywood to become a star, and earn money to pay for her brother's operation. She meets many famous stars, but has difficulty getting work. Finally, she gets a break when her resemblance to a star leads to her being cast in a film.

Director

Baroud
Baroud (1932)
, 1h19
Directed by Rex Ingram, Alice Terry, Rex Ingram
Origin France
Genres Action, Romance
Actors Roland Caillaux, Rex Ingram, Pierre Batcheff, Andrews Engelmann, Roger Gaillard, Colette Darfeuil
Rating59% 2.963162.963162.963162.963162.96316
André Duval, Français, et Si Ahmed, Marocain, sont des spahis et partagent une bonne entente. Jusqu'au jour où André séduit la sœur de Si. Ce dernier veut laver l'affront fait à sa famille. Mais lorsque la maison de la famille marocaine est attaquée, c'est André qui vient à leur secours.
The Garden of Allah, 1h36
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Alice Terry, Iván Petrovich, Marcel Vibert, Michael Powell, Pâquerette, Armand Dutertre
Rating61% 3.079533.079533.079533.079533.07953
Father Adrien (Iván Petrovich), a monk at the Trappist monastery of Notre Dame d'Afrique in Algeria, abandons his vows and escapes to the desert, where he meets and rescues Domini (Alice Terry).
The Magician, 1h23
Directed by Rex Ingram, Michael Powell, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Actors Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, Iván Petrovich, Michael Powell, Gladys Hamer
Rating66% 3.3383853.3383853.3383853.3383853.338385
In the Latin Quarter of Paris, sculptor Margaret Dauncey is injured when the top of the huge statue of a faun (see poster) she is working on breaks off and falls on her. After successful surgery by brilliant Dr. Arthur Burdon saves her from paralysis, she and Burdon fall in love.
Mare Nostrum, 1h42
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Antonio Moreno, Alice Terry, Hughie Mack, Fernand Mailly, Andrews Engelmann, Frédéric Mariotti
Rating67% 3.382083.382083.382083.382083.38208
As a young boy growing up in a Spanish family with a long and very distinguished maritime tradition, Ulysses Ferragut is regaled with tales of the sea by his retired uncle, the "Triton" (Apollon), and is particularly fascinated by his claim to have once seen the sea goddess Amphitrite. Though his lawyer father, Don Esteban, wants him to follow in his footsteps, Ulysses becomes a sailor.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 3h14
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram, Fred Niblo, Christy Cabanne, Charles Brabin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Ramón Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key
Rating77% 3.895093.895093.895093.895093.89509
Ben-Hur is a wealthy Jew and boyhood friend of the powerful Roman Tribune, Messala. When an accident leads to Ben-Hur's arrest, Messala, who has become corrupt and arrogant, makes sure Ben-Hur and his family are jailed and separated.
Scaramouche, 2h4
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, French Revolution films
Actors Ramón Novarro, Alice Terry, Lloyd Ingraham, Lewis Stone, Julia Swayne Gordon, William Humphrey
Rating70% 3.5393553.5393553.5393553.5393553.539355
André-Louis Moreau (Ramon Novarro) loves Aline de Kercadiou (Alice Terry), the niece of his godfather, Quintin de Kercadiou (Lloyd Ingraham), and she him. However Quintin would prefer she married the Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr (Lewis Stone), a middle-aged nobleman, rather than someone who does not even know who his parents are.
The Arab
The Arab (1924)
, 1h7
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ramón Novarro, Alice Terry, Max Maxudian, Jean de Limur, Adelqui Migliar, Haydée Tamzali
Rating66% 3.317683.317683.317683.317683.31768
Jamil (Ramon Novarro) is a soldier in the Bedouin defence forces during a war between Syria and Turkey, who has deserted his regiment. In a remote village, he encounters an orphan asylum run by American missionaries Dr. Hilbert (Jerrold Robertshaw) and his daughter Mary (Alice Terry). The village is attacked by the Turks, and its ruler, eager to placate the invaders, intends to hand over the children for slaughter; he disguises his intents under a move to Damascus for their safety.
The Prisoner of Zenda
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Robert Edeson, Stuart Holmes, Ramón Novarro, Barbara La Marr
Rating66% 3.336133.336133.336133.336133.33613
Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll (Lewis Stone) decides to pass the time by attending the coronation of his distant relation, King Rudolf V of Ruritania (also played by Stone) . He encounters an acquaintance on the train there, Antoinette de Mauban (Barbara La Marr), the mistress of the king's treacherous brother, Grand Duke 'Black' Michael (Stuart Holmes).
Trifling Women
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Barbara La Marr, Ramón Novarro, Edward Connelly, Lewis Stone, Hughie Mack, John George
Rating64% 3.243963.243963.243963.243963.24396
Leon de Severac is fed up with his daughter Jacqueline, who is constantly seducing men. Hoping to discourage her from her flirtatious behavior, he tells her the story of Zareda, an attractive fortune teller who is having an affair with Ivan de Maupin. Ivan's father, the Baron, lusts after her as well and Ivan eventually grows convinced that Zareda is cheating on him. Giving her up, he leaves for war shortly after. A short period later, Zareda finds out the Baron is about to poison Marquis Ferroni. Trying to save the marquis, she switches the wine glasses and the Baron dies instead.