The Ruling Passion (film)

The Ruling Passion

An old newspaper advertisement depicting a women and a two men behind a steering-wheel.

Contemporary newspaper advertisement.
Directed by F. Harmon Weight
Produced by Distinctive Pictures
Screenplay by Forrest Halsey
Based on Idle Hands
1921 story in The Saturday Evening Post
by Earl Derr Biggers
Starring George Arliss
Doris Kenyon
Edmund Burns
Ida Darling
J. W. Johnston
Ernest Hilliard
Cinematography Harry Fischbeck
Production
company
Distinctive Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • January 22, 1922 (1922-01-22)
Running time
 70 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Ruling Passion is a lost[1] 1922 American silent comedy film directed by F. Harmon Weight and written by Forrest Halsey. The film stars George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Edmund Burns, Ida Darling, J. W. Johnston, and Ernest Hilliard. The film was released on January 22, 1922, by United Artists.[2][3] It has a survival classification of unknown,[4] which suggests that it is a lost film.

Plot

A self-made rich man, James Alden (George Arliss), is ordered to rest by his doctor. However, he gets bored with resting and he begins to work on machines in a simple machine shop.[5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Ruling Passion
  2. ↑ "The Ruling Passion (1922)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Ruling Passion (1922) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The Ruling Passion at silentera.com
  5. ↑ "The Ruling Passion (1922) - Plot Summary". IMDB. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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