The Children Pay
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The Children Pay is a 1916 drama film
directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Lillian Gish
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Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987....
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Cast
- Lillian GishLillian GishLillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987....
- Millicent - Violet WilkeyViolet WilkeyViolet Wilkey was an American child actor who appeared in films over a four year period during the early silent film era....
- Jean, her sister - Keith Armour - Horace Craig
- Ralph LewisRalph Lewis (actor)Ralph Percy Lewis was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938.He was born in Englewood, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Theodore Ainsley, the girls' father - Loyola O'ConnorLoyola O'ConnorLoyola O'Connor , was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 48 films between 1913 and 1922.She was born in St...
- Elinor Ainsley, their mother - Alma RubensAlma RubensAlma Rubens was an American silent film actress and stage performer.-Early life:Born to John B. and Theresa Hayes Rueben in San Francisco, California, she performed since youth and became a star at the age of 19. She was educated at the Sacred Heart Convent in San Francisco...
- Editha, their stepmother - Jennie LeeJennie Lee (actor)Jennie Lee was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in fifty-eight films between 1912 and 1924, working especially under the famous directors John Ford and D.W. Griffith....
- Susan, their governess - Robert Lohmeyer - Signor Zucca
- Carl StockdaleCarl StockdaleCarl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale 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 films, to talkies....
- Judge Mason - Tom WilsonTom Wilson (actor)Tom Wilson was an American film actor. He appeared in 254 films between 1915 and 1963. He was born in Helena, Montana, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Little Marie...
- Officer - Mazie Radford - (uncredited)
- Madame Sul-Te-WanMadame Sul-Te-WanMadame Sul-Te-Wan was an American actress. The daughter of freed slaves, she began her career in entertainment touring the east coast with various theatrical companies and moved to California to become a member of the fledgling film community...
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