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
Story 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 dates
  • 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) 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

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