Rex Ingram

"Ruth Barton's talents as a film historian, celebrity biographer and Irish Studies scholar are wonderfully displayed in this illuminating, engaging study of one of the silent era's great practitioners."—Diane Negra, Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture/Head of Film Studies, University College Dublin

"Barton has done a commendable job in unearthing information about one of Ireland's lesser-known Hollywood greats."—The Sunday Times

"Ruth Barton introduces us to the work of one of Hollywood's greatest silent era directors, the Irish exile, Rex Ingram, and ponders why he was so forgotten."—Film Ireland

"Ruth Barton's welcome, expertly narrated biography lifts the veil on large portions of Ingram's life. . . . There is so much in [this] book that is fascinating."—Scott Eyman, Wall Street Journal

"[An] exquisitely illustrated study of one the great visual film artists of the early 20th century..."—CHOICE

"Barton's book details each of [his] productions with fine attention to both critical analysis and factual detail, building a thorough portrait of Ingram's body of work in context."—Dublin Review of Books

"But Ruth Barton's Rex Ingram: Visionary Director of the Silent Screen is more level-headed than a Hollywood biopic. This is a scrupulous book: passionate about the work, dismissive of speculation."—Sight & Sound

"[An] exquisitely illustrated study of one of the great visual film artists of the early 20th century..."—Choice

"This book is a welcome intervention that restores Ingram to the prominent place he held, and in this way provides a fuller portrait of the American film industry at a crucial point in its development."—Canadian Journal of Irish Studies