The Final Impulse
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The Final Impulse is a 1914 American silent
short drama film
directed by Thomas Ricketts
starring Winifred Greenwood
, Ed Coxen
, George Field, and Charlotte Burton
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
short drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Thomas Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Thomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures....
starring Winifred Greenwood
Winifred Greenwood
Winifred Greenwood was an American silent film actress.She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1927...
, Ed Coxen
Edward Coxen
Albert Edward Coxen was an English-born American actor. He appeared in over 200 films during his career.-Early life:...
, George Field, and Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
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Cast
- Winifred Greenwood as Marian
- Ed Coxen as Jack
- George Field as Woodley, a stranger
- Charlotte Burton as Ruth
- Perry BanksPerry BanksPerry Banks was a Canadian silent film actor of the early period.He starred with William Garwood in films such as Sir Galahad of Twilight.-Selected filmography:...
as Ruth's father - William Bertram as Darby, a blacksmith
- Grace ThompsonGrace ThompsonGrace Thompson was an early American silent film actress, starring in 10 films between 1914 and 1917.She appeared alongside actresses such as Charlotte Burton in films such as The Final Impulse, her first film.-Filmography:...
as Little Helen, his child - John StepplingJohn StepplingJohn Steppling was a German-American silent film actor.He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928...
as Foreman