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. Cast Lillian Drew - Elvira Gloria Swanson - Farina, Elvira's Daughter (as Gloria Mae Swanson) Rapley Holmes - The Meal Ticket Gerda Holmes References External links 1915 films American silent short films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films American black-and-white films Essanay Studios films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films