1915 American film The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket Directed by| Richard Foster Baker Written by| George Ade Starring| Lillian Drew Gloria Swanson Distributed by| Essanay Studios Release date * February 3, 1915 (1915-02-03) Running time | 3 reels Country| United States Languages| Silent English intertitles The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker.[1] Gloria Swanson made her first credited appearance in this film as Farina. ## Cast[edit] * Lillian Drew \- Elvira * Gloria Swanson \- Farina, Elvira's Daughter (as Gloria Mae Swanson) * Rapley Holmes \- The Meal Ticket * Gerda Holmes ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket". Silent Era. Retrieved 2009-07-03. ## External links[edit] * The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket at IMDb This 1910s short comedy film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template