Rex Ingram

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A Corsicana native, Rex (Clifford) Ingram was the son of Mack and Mamie Ingram. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in medicine before launching a brilliant acting career which spanned 50 years. Ingram made his screen debut during the silent era in Tarzan of the Apes (1918) . He won widespread acclaim for his portrayal of De Lawd in The Green Pastures (1936) , Ingram also appeared on the Broadway stage and in television productions, bringing skill and dignity to every performance. Actor probably best remembered for his portrayal of Jim, the fugitive slave, opposite Mickey Rooney in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939). He died September 19, 1969 and was buried in California.

Most Popular Rex Ingram Trailers

Total trailers found: 38

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Trailer (1961)

24 May 1961

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

The Ten Commandments Trailer (1956)

05 October 1956

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

Escort West Trailer (1959)

23 January 1959

Seeking a new place to call home, former Confederate soldier Ben Lassiter (Victor Mature) and his daughter meet Beth (Elaine Stewart), whose fiancé is a Union soldier.

The Four Feathers Trailer (1929)

01 June 1929

An Englishman (Richard Arlen) fights in the Sudan after receiving white feathers of cowardice from his fiancee (Fay Wray) and friends.

Desire in the Dust Trailer (1960)

10 October 1960

Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chain-gang for killing Colonel Ben Marquand's son in an automobile accident.

The Ten Commandments Trailer (1923)

23 November 1923

The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf.

Fired Wife Trailer (1943)

04 September 1943

A Broadway producer's Girl Friday must make sure that her recent marriage is kept secret. If it gets out, she will lose her job.

The Thief of Bagdad Trailer (1940)

19 February 1940

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

Hurry Sundown Trailer (1967)

09 February 1967

A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

Sahara Trailer (1943)

22 September 1943

In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

Elmer Gantry Trailer (1960)

07 July 1960

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America.

Anna Lucasta Trailer (1958)

01 November 1958

The estranged family of a reformed prostitute calls her back home to get her married to an affluent acquaintance out of greed.

John Henry and the Inky-Poo Trailer (1946)

06 September 1946

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo.

A Thousand and One Nights Trailer (1945)

20 July 1945

On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Trailer (1939)

10 February 1939

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

The Talk of the Town Trailer (1942)

20 August 1942

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

Dark Waters Trailer (1944)

21 November 1944

Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally.

Jasper's Paradise Trailer (1944)

13 October 1944

Jasper goes to heaven in this George Pal Puppetoon.

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

The King of Kings Trailer (1927)

19 April 1927

The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster.

Moonrise Trailer (1948)

01 October 1948

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor.

Journey to Shiloh Trailer (1968)

10 May 1968

At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.

Shoe Shine Jasper Trailer (1947)

28 February 1947

George Pal shines a shoes while fairy godmother visits him.

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad Trailer (2008)

27 May 2008

Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

Congo Crossing Trailer (1956)

01 July 1956

Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner.

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle Trailer (1955)

16 February 1955

Hunters trespass into Sukulu country, where animals are sacred, posing as photographers.

Cabin in the Sky Trailer (1943)

24 March 1943

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven.

Emperor Jones Trailer (1933)

29 September 1933

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

Adventure Trailer (1945)

28 December 1945

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Hoola Boola Trailer (1941)

27 June 1941

Jim Dandy lands on a tropical island and falls in love with a beautiful maiden. A Puppetoon animated short film.

The Green Pastures Trailer (1936)

01 August 1936

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Tarzan of the Apes Trailer (1918)

27 January 1918

A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke.

God's Little Acre Trailer (1958)

23 September 1958

In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.

Watusi Trailer (1959)

25 March 1959

Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines.

Your Cheatin' Heart Trailer (1964)

04 November 1964

The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams.

Let My People Live Trailer (1939)

10 March 1939

Aimed at African Americans and shot at Tuskegee University, this film instructs viewers in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis by focusing on a pair of sympathetic siblings, George and Mary, whose lives are altered by the disease.

Harlem After Midnight Trailer (1934)

01 January 1934

Gangsters in Harlem make plans to commit a kidnapping.

The Gay Knighties Trailer (1941)

22 August 1941

Jim Dandy is having a dream about a fierce ogre that is terrifying a mythical kingdom of your. Sir Archibald Cornwal Dandy, a wandering troubadour, meets the ogre on a deserted road and charms him with his lute.