The Children Pay(1916)
Two sisters are separated when their parents divorce.
Movie: The Children Pay
Top 10 Billed Cast
Millicent
Editha, the Girls' Stepmother
Theodore Ainsley, the Girls' Father
Elinor Ainsley, the Girls' Mother
Susan, the Girls' Governess
Judge Mason
Uncredited
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