A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Ransom
(1928) United States of America
B&W : [?] Six? reels
Directed by George B. Seitz

Cast: Lois Wilson [Lois Brewster], Edmunds Burns [Burton Meredith], William V. Mong [Wu Fang], ‘Blue’ Washington [Oliver], James B. Leong [‘Scarface’], Jackie Coombs [Bobby]

Columbia Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Harry Cohn. Scenario by Dorothy Howell, from the adaptation by Elmer Harris of a screen story by George B. Seitz. Art direction by Joseph C. Wright. Assistant director, Joe Nadel (Joseph H. Nadel). Cinematography by Joseph Walker. Intertitles written by Mort Blumenstock. / Premiered 7 June 1928. General release, 30 June 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Adventure.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 December 2024.

References: Drew-Speaking p. 289 : Website-IMDb.