Runaway Romany Explained

Runaway Romany
Producer:	George W. Lederer
Studio:	Ardsley-Pathé
Country:	United States

Runaway Romany is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George W. Lederer and starring Marion Davies, Joseph Kilgour, and Matt Moore.

Written by Davies herself, the film was given a three-month publicity campaign before its release. However critics felt that the film's dramatic storyline didn't showcase Davies as well as her Broadway comedy roles.^[1]

Cast

• Marion Davies as Romany
• Joseph Kilgour as Theodore True
• Matt Moore as Bud Haskell
• W.W. Bitner as Zelaya, Chief of the Gypsies
• Boyce Combe as Hobart
• Pedro de Cordoba as Zinga
• Ormi Hawley as Anitra St. Clair
• Gladden James as 'Inky' Ames

Bibliography

• Richard Lewis Ward. When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. SIU Press, 2016.

Notes and References

1. Ward p.35