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Ranson's Folly

Ranson's Folly

1926Movie⏱️ 1h 18mPassed
DramaWestern
4.9
IMDB Rating
56 votes

U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up a stagecoach with a pair of scissors. And rides out and does so. But the next day...

Director
Sidney Olcott
Writers
Richard Harding Davis, Lillie Hayward
Stars
Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Mackaill, Anders Randolf
Release Date
May 30, 1926
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
as Lt. Ranson
Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill
as Mary Cahill
Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf
as The Post Trader
Pat Hartigan
Pat Hartigan
as Sgt. Clancy
William Bailey
William Bailey
as Lt. Crosby
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
as Lt. Curtis
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C.C. Smith
as Col. Bolland
Pauline Neff
Pauline Neff
as Mrs. Bolland
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Billie Bennett
as Mrs. Truesdale
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Frank Coffyn
as Post Adjutant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Inspiration Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

u.s. cavalrystagecoachpostmasterfatherdaughter

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Barthelmess and Olcott Play it Safe
by wes-connors2009-05-07
5/10

"In the adventurous 1880s, gallant young U.S. Cavalryman Richard Barthelmess (as Ranson) fights Native American Indians, and courts pretty Dorothy Mackaill (as Mary Cahill), daughter of "Post Trader" Anders Randolf (as George Cahill). His fun-loving antics get him in trouble when Mr. Barthelmess masquerades as "The Red Rider", a bandit terrorizing the countryside. Then, when the real masked "Red Rider" commits a robbery and murder, Barthelmess is arrested for the crimes. Due to a shady past, Mr. Randolf also becomes a suspect. Poor Ms Mackaill may see either beau B..."

📖 Synopsis

U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up a stagecoach with a pair of scissors. And rides out and does so. But the next day...