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 director Michael Powell.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 15, 1892
- July 21, 1950 (aged 58)
- Dublin, Ireland
- Director and producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Rex Ingram's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rex Ingram's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Rex Ingram's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
40 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Baroud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Baroud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
L'évadée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Three Passions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Garden of Allah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Mare Nostrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Arab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
Scaramouche(1923)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Mary of the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Where the Pavement Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Trifling Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Prisoner of Zenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Turn to the Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Conquering Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsHearts Are Trumps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Under Crimson Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Shore Acres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
The Day She Paid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Humdrum Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
His Robe of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Little Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Flower of Doom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Pulse of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Reward of the Faithless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Black Orchids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Chalice of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Broken Fetters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Great Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Galley Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Wonderful Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Song of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Should a Mother Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Snatched from a Burning Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Evil Men Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Moonshine Maid and the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)
Beau Brummel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)
Career shape
A full career of 39 titles from 1913 to 1933.
How do Rex Ingram's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 83/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Rex Ingram work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rex Ingram's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; June Mathis shares the most, 2.
Writers
- June MathisShared titles: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with June Mathis
Actors
- Ramon NovarroShared titles: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), Scaramouche (1923)See all 2 shared titles with Ramon Novarro
- Alice TerryShared titles: Scaramouche (1923), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Terry
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Carl DavisShared titles: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Davis
- William AxtShared titles: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), Scaramouche (1923)See all 2 shared titles with William Axt
- Grant WhytockShared titles: Scaramouche (1923), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with Grant Whytock
- John F. SeitzShared titles: Scaramouche (1923), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with John F. Seitz
Producers
- David GillShared titles: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with David Gill
- Kevin BrownlowShared titles: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Brownlow
