The Final Impulse

The Final Impulse
Directed by	Thomas Ricketts
Written by	Marc Edmund Jones
Starring	Winifred Greenwood Ed Coxen George Field Charlotte Burton
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	October 23, 1914 (1914-10-23)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

The Final Impulse is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Thomas Ricketts starring Winifred Greenwood, Ed Coxen, ^[1] George Field, and Charlotte Burton. It was filmed in Santa Barbara, California and depicted the Gibraltar Dam. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Winifred Greenwood as Marian
• Ed Coxen as Jack
• George Field ^[4] as Woodley, a stranger
• Charlotte Burton as Ruth
• Perry Banks as Ruth's father
• William Bertram as Darby, a blacksmith
• Grace Thompson as Little Helen, his child
• John Steppling as Foreman

References

1. "Opera House". Greencastle Herald. November 10, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
2. "Palace Theater". The Morning Press. November 4, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
3. "City's Water Supply Pictures at Palace". The Morning Press. October 29, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
4. "At the Palace". The Santa Barbara Daily News and the Independent. November 6, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

External links

• The Final Impulse at IMDb