The Ruling Passion is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by James C. McKay and starring William E. Shay, Claire Whitney and Florence Deshon. Produced by Fox Film, like several of the studio's productions at the time it was shot in Kingston, Jamaica. It is now considered a lost film.
Cast
William E. Shay as Ram Singh, the Rajah of Mawar
Claire Whitney as Claire Sherlock
Harry Burkhardt as Harvey Walcott
Edward Boring as Ramlaal
Thelma Parker as Nadia
Florence Deshon as Blanche Walcott
Stephen Grattan as Governor of Raj Putana
References
Bibliography
Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.