Movie: Who Pays?

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Henry King
Henry King

Karl Hurd

Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland

Laura Powers

Ed Brady
Ed Brady

Daniel Gilfether
Daniel Gilfether

The "Lumber King"

Mollie McConnell
Mollie McConnell

Charles Dudley
Charles Dudley

Gypsy Abbott
Gypsy Abbott

Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough

Margaret Landis
Margaret Landis

Frank H. Dietl
Frank H. Dietl

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    Who Pays? was a series of twelve three-reel dramas, released between March and July 1915. Henry King and Ruth Roland starred in each episode, playing different roles each time, with a variety of supporting players who varied from one episode to another. Each episode told a complete and individual story, but they were all inter-related by a uniform theme. Although there were no cliff-hanger endings, each episode did, in fact, end with a challenge to the audience: Who was responsible for the misfortune of the principal characters? The titles of the twelve episodes were: #1: The Price of Fame; #2: The Pursuit of Pleasure; #3: When Justice Sleeps; #4: The Love Liar; #5: Unto Herself Alone; #6: Houses of Glass; #7: Blue Blood and Yellow; #8: Today and Tomorrow; #9: For the Commonwealth; #10: Pomp of Earth; #11: The Fruit of Folly; #12: Toil and Tyranny.

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    1915-03-01

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