Ranson's Folly (1926 film)

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.

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.