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Vera Ralston

Vera Ralston

Actor · Died February 9, 2003, aged 82 · Prague, Tchécoslovaquie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s. As a figure skater, she represented Czechoslovakia in competition under her birth name Věra Hrubá. She competed at the 1936 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 17th. During the games, she personally met and insulted Adolf Hitler. Hitler asked her if she would like to "skate for the swastika." As she later boasted, "I looked him right in the eye, and said that I'd rather skate on the swastika. The Führer was furious." Hrubá competed at the 1937 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 7th. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a naturalized citizen in 1946. She moved to Hollywood with her mother and signed a contract in 1943 with Republic Pictures. During her career she was known as Vera Hrubá Ralston and later Vera Ralston. She normally played an immigrant girl, because of her limited English skills. Among the 26 films Ralston starred in were: Storm Over Lisbon; Dakota; I, Jane Doe; The Fighting Kentuckian; A Perilous Journey; and Fair Wind to Java. She retired from films in 1958. In 1952, Ralston married Republic studio head Herbert Yates. Yates was nearly 40 years her senior, and had left his wife and children to be with Ralston. Yates used his position to obtain roles for Ralston, and at one point was sued by studio shareholders for using company assets to promote his wife. Yates died in 1966, leaving his $8 million estate to Ralston. She suffered a nervous breakdown shortly thereafter, remarried, and lived quietly in southern California. She died on February 9, 2003, in Santa Barbara, California, after a long battle with cancer. For her work in films, Ralston has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A registered Republican, she supported Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vera Ralston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 12, 1920
Died
February 9, 2003 (aged 82)
From
Prague, Tchécoslovaquie
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Vera Ralston's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
20%
Survival
12%
Self
11%
Society
11%
Power
10%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
5 of 8
Herald
2 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Romantic
5
Thrilling
4
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7

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 Vera Ralston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Vera Ralston'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

27 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Man Who Died Twice(1958)

    as Lynn Brennon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Mr. Monks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Angela Monks

  • Gunfire at Indian Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Cheel Palmer

  • Spoilers of the Forest(1957)

    as Joan Milna

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Accused of Murder(1956)

    as Ilona Vance

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Timberjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Lynne Tilton

  • Jubilee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Florinda Grove

  • A Perilous Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Francie Landreaux

  • Fair Wind to Java(1953)

    as Kim Kim

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Marte 'Marty' Dufour Gray

  • The Wild Blue Yonder(1951)

    as Lt. Helen Landers

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Belle Le Grand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Daisy Henshaw / Belle Le Grand

  • Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Violet Barton

  • The Fighting Kentuckian(1949)

    as Fleurette De Marchand

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Angel on the Amazon(1948)

    as Christine Ridgeway

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • I, Jane Doe(1948)

    as Annette Dubois / Jane Doe

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Flame(1947)

    as Carlotta Duval

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Week in the Quiet House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Sieglová

  • Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Karen Alderson

  • The Plainsman and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ann Arnesen

  • Murder in the Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Lila Laughton

  • Dakota(1945)

    as Sandy Poli

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lake Placid Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Vera Haschek

  • Storm Over Lisbon(1944)

    as Maria Mazarek, aka Maritza

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Lady and the Monster(1944)

    as Janice Farrell

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ice Capades Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Vera Hruba - Ice-Capades Skater

  • Ice-Capades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ice-Capades Skater

Career shape

Star power in the 67th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1941 to 1958.

Highest rated

The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

Midcredits 55th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score29th

By decade

1940s14 · acting1950s13 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Vera Ralston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 5 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor

I, Jane Doe (1948)

Midcredits 65th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Vera Ralston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vera Ralston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard L. Van Enger shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors