Richard Foster Baker

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

Richard Foster Baker

Lillian Drew, Gloria Swanson

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker. Gloria Swanson made her first credited appearance in this film as Farina.

Sweedie Goes to College

Richard Foster Baker

Wallace Beery, Ben Turpin

Sweedie, the cook, reads an ad in the newspaper for a maid to give her services in exchange for college tuition. She applies and is accepted.

The Fable of the Throbbing Genius of a TankTown Who Was Encouraged by Her Folks Who Were Prominent

Richard Foster Baker

A silent short film of 1916 directed by Richard Foster Baker. The subject is taken from a story by George Ade .