Ranson's Folly (1915 film)

Ranson's Folly
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	September 17, 1915;
Running time	4 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

Ransom'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

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

^ 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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[1] Ranson's Folly as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, January 18, 1904 to March 1904, 61 performances; IBDb.com

[2] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988

[3] Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum, c.1953 p.111

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