''The Children Pay'' is a surviving 1916 American silent
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...
directed by
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director.
Biography
Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...
and starring
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
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Cast
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Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
as Millicent
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Violet Wilkey
Violet Louise Wilkey (January 10, 1903 – June 5, 1976) was an American child actress who appeared in 18 films over a four-year period during the silent film era.
Career
Violet Wilkey was born in St. Louis, Missouri to an English father n ...
as Jean, her sister
* Keith Armour as Horace Craig
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Ralph Lewis as Theodore Ainsley, the girls' father
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Loyola O'Connor as Elinor Ainsley, their mother
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Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer.
Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas F ...
as Editha, their stepmother
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Jennie Lee as Susan, their governess
* Robert Lohmeyer as Signor Zucca
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Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ...
as Judge Mason
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Tom Wilson as Officer
* Mazie Radford (uncredited)
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan (uncredited)
See also
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List of American films of 1916
This list of American films of 1916 is a compilation of American films released in the year 1916.
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C–D
E–F
G–H
I–J
K–L
M–N
O–P
Q–R
S–T
U–V
W–Z
Short films
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Lillian Gish filmography
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These are the films of Lillian Gish.
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Silent: 1912 – 1913 – 1914 – 1915 – 1916 – 1917 – 1918 – 1919 – 1920s Post Silent: 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – References
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References
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1916 films
American silent feature films
1916 drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Lloyd Ingraham
Films with screenplays by Anita Loos
Triangle Film Corporation films
Silent American drama films
Films with screenplays by Frank E. Woods
1910s American films
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