Ben Blair (film)

Ben Blair
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Desmond Taylor
Screenplay by	Julia Crawford Ivers William Otis Lillibridge
Starring	Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston Herbert Standing Lamar Johnstone Virginia Foltz Frank A. Bonn
Production company	Pallas Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 9, 1916 (1916-03-09)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Ben Blair is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Julia Crawford Ivers and William Otis Lillibridge. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Herbert Standing, Lamar Johnstone, Virginia Foltz and Frank A. Bonn. The film was released on March 9, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

Cast

• Dustin Farnum as Ben Blair
• Winifred Kingston as Florence Winthrop
• Herbert Standing as James Winthrop
• Lamar Johnstone as Scott Winthrop
• Virginia Foltz as Mrs. Scott Winthrop
• Frank A. Bonn as John Rankin
• Fred Burns as Tom Blair
• Gordon Griffith as Ben Blair, as a child

Preservation

• This film survives in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]

References

1. "Ben Blair (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. "Ben Blair". AFI. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Ben Blair
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Instite Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.16 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

External links

• Ben Blair at IMDb