Ranson's Folly (1915 film)
| Ranson's Folly | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Ridgely |
| Written by | Richard Harding Davis (novel, play: Ranson's Folly) |
| Produced by | Thomas A. Edison, Inc. |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Ranson's Folly is a lost 1915 silent feature western produced by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Based on the Richard Harding Davis novel and Broadway play, this film is the second version of the story. An earlier short had been made in 1910. A later film appeared in 1926 Ranson's Folly.[1][2][3]
Cast[edit]
- Marc McDermott - Patrick Cahill
- Mabel Trunnelle - Mary Cahill
- Marjorie Ellison - A Dope Fiend
- Edward Earle - Lieutenant Ranson
- Joseph Bingham - Rev. John Spaulding
- Gladys Leslie - Miss Perry
- Jessie Stevens - Miss Violet Pebble
- James Harris - Sergeant Clancey
- George A. Wright - Major Caswell
References[edit]
- ^ Ranson's Folly as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, January 18, 1904 to March 1904, 61 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum, c.1953 p.111
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- 1915 films
- 1915 Western (genre) films
- Lost American Western (genre) films
- American films based on plays
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on adaptations
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Richard Ridgely
- English-language Western (genre) films
- 1915 lost films
- Silent American Western (genre) films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
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