''The Great Ruby'' is a 1915 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Barry O'Neil Barry O'Neil (1865 – 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy. He directed several Thanhouser films including the production company's first two-reeler, ''Romeo and Juliet''. He went on to work for Lubin and ...

, based on the play of the same name by

Cecil Raleigh Cecil Raleigh was the pseudonym of Abraham Cecil Francis Fothergill Rowlands (27 January 1856 – 10 November 1914), an English actor and playwright. Personal life Abraham Cecil Francis Fothergill Rowlands was born on 27 January 1856 in Monmo ...

and Henry Hamilton. The film stars

Beatrice Morgan Beatrice Burton (1894–1983), also known as Beatrice Burton Morgan, was a writer of popular fiction active in the early decades of the 20th century. Burton also had a short career as an actress and later became a newspaper editor with her husban ...

Octavia Handworth Octavia Handworth (1887–1978) was an American actress of Danish heritage during the silent film era. She was born Octavia Boas and was married to Harry Handworth (1878–1916), an actor, producer and film director who headed Excelsior Feature Fi ...

, and Eleanor Barry.

Cast list

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Great Ruby, The 1915 films 1915 drama films Films directed by Barry O'Neil American silent feature films 1910s American films