Ben Blair (film) explained

Ben Blair
Director:	William Desmond Taylor
Screenplay:	Julia Crawford Ivers William Otis Lillibridge
Starring:	Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston Herbert Standing Lamar Johnstone Virginia Foltz Frank A. Bonn
Studio:	Pallas Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Ben Blair is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Julia Crawford Ivers and William Otis Lillibridge. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Herbert Standing, Lamar Johnstone, Virginia Foltz and Frank A. Bonn. The film was released on March 9, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Dustin Farnum as Ben Blair
• Winifred Kingston as Florence Winthrop
• Herbert Standing as James Winthrop
• Lamar Johnstone as Scott Winthrop
• Virginia Foltz as Mrs. Scott Winthrop
• Frank A. Bonn as John Rankin
• Fred Burns as Tom Blair
• Gordon Griffith as Ben Blair, as a child

Preservation

• This film survives in the Library of Congress collection.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ben Blair (1916) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. 26 December 2014.
2. Web site: Ben Blair. AFI. 26 December 2014.
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1664/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Ben Blair
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Instite Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.16 c.1978 by The American Film Institute