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.Ranson's Folly as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, January 18 1904 to March 1904, 61 performances; IBDb.comThe American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971Progressive Silent Film List: Ranson's Folly at silentera.com
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 & Television Archive.Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ranson's Folly
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External links
Ranson's Folly available on DVD
Ranson's Folly at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott