Angelic, vulnerable-looking leading lady Jobyna Ralston was named after actress Jobyna Howland, a favorite of her stagestruck parents. Ms. Ralston's mother, a portrait photographer, carefully groomed her daughter for a show business career. After studying acting with Ned Wayburn and appearing as a chorus dancer in a George M. Cohan musical, Jobyna began showing up in extra roles in films. Her potential as a leading lady was first realized in the 1922 Max Linder comedy Three Must-Get-Theirs. This film earned her an audition with silent film comedian Harold Lloyd, whose previous leading lady, Mildred Davis, had retired in 1923 to become Mrs. Lloyd. Jobyna co-starred with Lloyd in five of his best silent features: Why Worry? (1923), Hot Water (1924), Girl Shy (1924), The Freshman (1925), For Heaven's Sake (1926), and The Kid Brother (1927). As a freelance actress, Jobyna co-starred with her future husband, Richard Arlen, in the first Oscar-winning film, Wings (1927). Jobyna Ralston's film career ended after two early talkies -- the last of which, Rough Waters (1930), found Jobyna emoting opposite Rin Tin Tin.
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Sheer Luck
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1931 | |||
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Rough Waters
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1930 | |||
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Some Mother's Boy
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1929 | |||
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The College Coquette
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1929 | |||
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Big Hop
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1928 | |||
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Black Butterflies
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1928 | |||
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Count of Ten
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1928 | |||
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The Night Flyer
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1928 | |||
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The Power of the Press
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1928 | |||
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The Toilers
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1928 | |||
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Lightning
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1927 | |||
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Little Mickey Grogan
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1927 | |||
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Pretty Clothes
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1927 | |||
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Racing Romeo
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1927 | |||
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Special Delivery
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1927 | |||
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The Kid Brother
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1927 | |||
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Wings
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1927 | |||
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For Heaven's Sake
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1926 | |||
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Gigolo
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1926 | |||
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The Freshman
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1925 | |||
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Girl Shy
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1924 | |||
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Hot Water
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1924 | |||
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Dogs of War
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1923 | |||
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Why Worry?
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1923 | |||
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Take the Next Car
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1922 | |||
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Three Must-Get-Theres
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1922 |