Biography
Rex Ingram started his film career as a set designer and painter. His directorial debut was The Great Problem (1916). A true master of the medium, Ingram despised the business haggling required in the Hollywood system. He was also unhappy with the level of writing he found in American writers. This led him to work with such foreign writers as Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which resulted in the first major role for the young Rudolph Valentino. Ingram was a great friend of Erich von Stroheim, who, like Ingram, was a great filmmaker, but often went way over budget.
In 1924, Ingram moved to Nice, France, where, in his own studios, he directed films of his own choosing, often with his then-wife Alice Terry. In his later career he acted as a mentor to the young Michael Powell.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 37
Director 26
Writer 2
Producer 1
Baroud (1932)
Baroud (1932)
L'évadée (1929)
The Three Passions (1928)
The Garden of Allah (1927)
The Magician (1926)
Mare Nostrum (1926)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (1926)
The Arab (1924)
Scaramouche (1923)
Mary of the Movies (1923)
Trifling Women (1922)
Turn to the Right (1922)
The Conquering Power (1921)
Hearts Are Trumps (1920)
Under Crimson Skies (1920)
Shore Acres (1920)
The Day She Paid (1919)
Humdrum Brown (1918)
The Little Terror (1917)
The Flower of Doom (1917)
The Pulse of Life (1917)
Black Orchids (1917)
Broken Fetters (1916)
The Great Problem (1916)
Snatched from a Burning Death (1915)
The Evil Men Do (1915)
The Moonshine Maid and the Man (1914)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1892-01-15
Deathday1950-07-21 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceDublin, Ireland
ReligionIslam
RelationshipsDoris Pawn (1917-01-01 - 1920-01-01), Alice Terry (1921-01-01 - 1950-01-01)
SiblingsFrancis Clere Hitchcock
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Republic of Ireland
Also Known AsReginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock, Rex Hitchcock
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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