The Ruling Passion (1922 film)
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Contemporary newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | F. Harmon Weight |
| Screenplay by | Forrest Halsey |
| Based on | Idle Hands 1921 story in The Saturday Evening Post by Earl Derr Biggers |
| Produced by | Distinctive Pictures |
| 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 |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Ruling Passion is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by F. Harmon Weight and written by Forrest Halsey based upon a short story by Earl Derr Biggers. 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. A print of The Ruling Passion survives at Gosfilmofond in Moscow. In 1931, Arliss starred in a talkie remake, The Millionaire.