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film produced by and starring

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and co-starring

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. 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

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.''Ranson's Folly'' at silentera.com
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Cast

- Lt. Ranson *

- Mary Cahill * Anders Randolf - The Post Trader *

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- Sgt. Clancy * William Bailey - Lt. Crosby (* William Norton Bailey) *

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- Lt. Curtis * C. C. Smith - Col. Bolland (as C.C. Smith USA) * Pauline Neff - Mrs. Bolland * Billie Bennett - Mrs. Truesdale *

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- Post Adjutant *

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- Judge Advocate (* as Capt. John S. Peters USN) * Taylor N. Duncan - Capt. Carr (* as Taylor Duncan) * J. C. Fowler - Col. Patten (as Jack Fowler) * Edward W. Bowman - Pop Henderson (as E. W. Borman) * Bud Pope - Abe Fisher * Forrest Seabury - Drummer * Chief Eagle Wing - Indian Pete *

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- Chief Standing Bear

References

External links

Ranson's Folly at IMDb.com

allmovie/synopsis; ''Ranson's Folly''

''Ranson's Folly''
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