The Ragamuffin Explained

The Ragamuffin
Director:	William C. deMille M. A. Harris (assistant director)
Producer:	Jesse Lasky
Story:	William C. deMille
Starring:	Blanche Sweet Tom Forman
Cinematography:	Walter Stradling
Distributor:	Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Ragamuffin is a 1916 American silent drama film directed and written by William C. deMille. The film stars Blanche Sweet in a 'Pickfordish' style role.^[1]

Cast

• Blanche Sweet - Jenny
• Tom Forman - Bob Van Dyke
• Minnette Barrett - Beth, His Sister
• Mrs. Lewis McCord - Mary
• Parks Jones - Jack Dexter
• James Neill - A Broker
• William Elmer - Kelly
• Agnes de Mille - Jenny, as a child

See also

• Blanche Sweet filmography

Preservation status

• A copy is preserved in the George Eastman Museum.^[2]

External links

• • • Still production photos

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/Ragamuffin1916.html The Ragamuffin at silentera.com
2. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8526/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Ragamuffin