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Ranson's Folly is a surviving 1926 silent film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess and costarring 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.
Original Release
05/30/1926
US Release
05/30/1926
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Barthelmess | Lt. Ranson |
| Dorothy Mackaill | Mary Cahill |
| Anders Randolf | The Post Trader |
| Pat Hartigan | Sgt. Clancy |
| William Bailey | Lt. Crosby |
| Brooks Benedict | Lt. Curtis |
| C.C. Smith | Col. Bolland |
| Pauline Neff | Mrs. Bolland |
| Billie Bennett | Mrs. Truesdale |
| Frank Coffyn | Post Adjutant |
Directors
Writers
Richard Harding Davis, Lillie Hayward
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Barthelmess | Lt. Ranson |
| Dorothy Mackaill | Mary Cahill |
| Anders Randolf | The Post Trader |
| Pat Hartigan | Sgt. Clancy |
| William Bailey | Lt. Crosby |
| Brooks Benedict | Lt. Curtis |
| C.C. Smith | Col. Bolland |
| Pauline Neff | Mrs. Bolland |
| Billie Bennett | Mrs. Truesdale |
| Frank Coffyn | Post Adjutant |
| John S. Peters | Judge Advocate |
| Taylor N. Duncan | Capt. Carr |
| J.C. Fowler | Col. Patten |
| Edward W. Borman | Pop Henderson |
| Bud Pope | Abe Fisher |
| Forrest Seabury | Drummer |
| Chief Eagle Wing | Indian Pete |
| Chief John Big Tree | Chief Standing Bear |
