''Those Who Pay'' is a 1917 American silent

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film directed by

Raymond B. West Raymond B. West (February 11, 1886 – September 11, 1923) was an American motion picture director. He joined the New York Motion Picture Company in 1910 and directed more than 70 motion pictures between 1910 and 1919 before being involved in an ...

. It features

Bessie Barriscale Bessie Barriscale (born Elizabeth Mary Barriscale; June 9, 1884 – June 30, 1965) was an American actress who gained fame on the stage and in silent films. Early life Barriscale was born in New York City to Samuel Barriscale, an England-born ...

and Howard C. Hickman in the lead roles. The film had its first official screening at B.S. Moss' Broadway Theatre in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

on December 7, 1917

Plot

Cast

as Dorothy Warner *

Howard Hickman Howard Close Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. Career In 1900, Hickman debu ...

as George W. Graham *

Dorcas Matthews Dorcas Neville Matthews (5 November 1890 – 24 January 1969) was an English actress in silent films in the U.S. She had numerous roles as a supporting actress and was well known. Biography Dorcas Neville Matthews was born in Lancashire, En ...

as Alice Graham *

Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He was the second husband of famed stage actress Fanny Davenport. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on t ...

as Steve McNott (credited as Melbourne McDowell)

Preservation

With no prints of ''Those Who Pay'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the

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on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Those Who Pay 1917 films 1917 lost films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films