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Henry King (center) and Ruth Roland (right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Who Pays?
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 12 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Harry Harvey and H.M. Horkheimer + [Henry King]
Cast: Henry King [James White (chapter 2), the husband (chapter 3), Felix Lynn (chapter 5), Lee Payne (chapter 8), Ellis Mason (chapter 9), Edgar Clay (chapter 11)], Ruth Roland [Rita Deane (chapter 2), the extravagant wife (chapter 3), Alicia Knight (chapter 5), Julia Monroe (chapter 8), Clarice Adair (chapter 9), Isabel Clay (chapter 11)], Daniel Gilfeather (Daniel Gilfether) [Reverend Cyrus Deane (chapter 2), Mr. Monroe, Julia’s father (chapter 8), District Attorney Bell (chapter 9), Horace Stone (chapter 11)], Edward Brady (Ed Brady) [Wallace Irwin (chapter 11)], Mollie McConnell [Mrs. Blake (chapter 11)], Gypsy Abbott, Frank H. Dietl, Charles Dudley, Philo McCullough, Margaret Landis
The Balboa Amusement Producing Company production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by H.M. Horkheimer and E.D. Horkheimer. Scenario by Will M. Ritchey + [Henry King]. / 12 chapters (three reels each): [1] “The Price of Fame,” © 21 March 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU4687]; [2] “The Pursuit of Pleasure,” © 12 March 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU4688], released 19 April 1915; [3] “When Justice Sleeps,” © 25 March 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU4801], released 26 April 1915; [4] “The Love Liar,” © 13 April 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU4995]; [5] “Unto Herself Alone,” © 13 April 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU4996], released 10 May 1915; [6] “Houses of Glass,” © 9 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6590]; [7] “Blue Blood and Yellow,” © 9 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6593], released 17 May 1915; [8] “Today and Tomorrow,” © 9 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6592], released 31 May 1915; [9] “For the Commonwealth,” © 9 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6594], released 7 June 1915; [10] “The Pomp of Earth,” © 13 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6626], released 14 June 1915; [11] “The Fruit of Folly,” released 21 June 1915, © 13 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6627]; [12] “Toil and Tyranny,” © 13 October 1915 by Balboa Feature Film Company [LU6628]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot at Balboa’s studio in Long Beach, California, and on location. Henry King’s direction went uncredited. [?] Another chapter title “The Brand of Man” was reputedly written and directed by Henry King but does not correspond to known chapter titles from the serial.
Drama: Social.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 28 April 2024.
References: Fell-History p. 110; Lahue-Continued p. 35; Leyda-Before pp. 83, 161; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 947; Spehr-American p. 4; Stedman-Serials p. 36; Tarbox-Lost p. 191 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
Home video: DVD.
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