Ranson's Folly (1926 film) explained

Ranson's Folly
Director:	Sidney Olcott
Producer:	Richard Barthelmess
Starring:	Richard Barthelmess Dorothy Mackaill
Cinematography:	David W. Gobbett
Editing:	Helene Warne
Distributor:	First National Pictures
Runtime:	78 minutes; 8 reels (7,322 feet)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Ranson's Folly is a 1926 American silent Western film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess and co-starring Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Richard Harding Davis novel and 1904 play, Ranson's Folly, and was filmed previously in 1910 and in 1915 by Edison.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Richard Barthelmess as Lt. Ranson
• Dorothy Mackaill as Mary Cahill
• Anders Randolf as The Post Trader
• Pat Hartigan as Sgt. Clancy
• William Bailey as Lt. Crosby (credited as William Norton Bailey)
• Brooks Benedict as Lt. Curtis
• C. C. Smith as Col. Bolland (credited as C.C. Smith USA)
• Pauline Neff as Mrs. Bolland
• Billie Bennett as Mrs. Truesdale
• Frank Coffyn as Post Adjutant
• Hans Joby as Judge Advocate (credited as Capt. John S. Peters USN)
• Taylor N. Duncan as Capt. Carr (credited as Taylor Duncan)
• J. C. Fowler as Col. Patten (credited as Jack Fowler)
• Edward W. Bowman as Pop Henderson (credited as E. W. Borman)
• Bud Pope as Abe Fisher
• Forrest Seabury as Drummer
• Chief Eagle Wing as Indian Pete
• Chief John Big Tree as Chief Standing Bear

Preservation

A print of Ranson's Folly is in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[4]

External links

• • • Ranson's Folly available on DVD
  • Ranson's Folly at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott

Notes and References

1. http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=5832 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: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RansonsFolly1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: Ranson's Folly
4. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3188/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ranson's Folly