Profit and the Loss

Profit and the Loss is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and Eliot Stannard and starring James Carew, Randle Ayrton and Margaret Halstan.^[2]

Profit and the Loss
Directed by	A. V. Bramble Eliot Stannard
Written by	H. F. Maltby (play)
Starring	James Carew Randle Ayrton Saba Raleigh
Production company	Ideal Film Company
Distributed by	Ideal Film Company
Release date	19 March 1917 (1917-03-19)[1]
Running time	5 reels
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It adapts a play (Profit - and the Loss) by H.F. Maltby.^[3]

Plot

When friends fail him, a tenant farmer turns to making money.

Cast

• James Carew - Dicky Bransome
• Randle Ayrton - Jenkins
• Margaret Halstan
• Saba Raleigh