The Ruling Passion (1916 film)

The Ruling Passion
Directed by	James C. McKay
Written by	Herbert Brenon
Produced by	Herbert Brenon
Starring	William E. Shay Claire Whitney Florence Deshon
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	January 30, 1916 (1916-01-30)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Ruling Passion is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by James C. McKay and starring William E. Shay, Claire Whitney and Florence Deshon. ^[1] Produced by Fox Film, like several of the studio's productions at the time it was shot in Kingston, Jamaica. It is now considered a lost film.

Cast

• William E. Shay as Ram Singh, the Rajah of Mawar
• Claire Whitney as Claire Sherlock
• Harry Burkhardt as Harvey Walcott
• Edward Boring as Ramlaal
• Thelma Parker as Nadia
• Florence Deshon as Blanche Walcott
• Stephen Grattan as Governor of Raj Putana

References

1. Connolly p.404

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.

External links

• The Ruling Passion at IMDb