title: The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
text: # The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
  
  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
  