Silent Era Information*Progressive Silent Film List*Lost Films*People*Theatres
Taylorology*Articles*Home Video*Books*Search
 
Foolish Wives BD
 
Silent Era Home Page  >  PSFL  >  Who Pays? (1915)
 
Progressive Silent Film List
A growing source of silent era film information.
This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett.
Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company.
All Rights Reserved.
About This Listing

Report Omissions or Errors
in This Listing

 
 
  Henry King (center) and Ruth Roland (right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
 
 
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)], Ruth Roland [Rita Deane (chapter 2), the extravagant wife (chapter 3), Alicia Knight (chapter 5), Julia Monroe (chapter 8), Clarice Adair (chapter 9)], Daniel Gilfeather (Daniel Gilfether) [Reverend Cyrus Deane (chapter 2), Mr. Monroe, Julia’s father (chapter 8), District Attorney Bell (chapter 9)], Edward Brady (Ed Brady), Mollie McConnell, Charles Dudley, Gypsy Abbott, Frank H. Dietl, 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,” © 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: 25 February 2012.

References: Fell-History p. 110; Lahue-Continued p. 35; Leyda-Before pp. 83, 161; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 947; Stedman-Serials p. 36; Tarbox-Lost p. 191 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.

Home video: DVD.

 
Silent Era Home Page  >  PSFL  >  Who Pays? (1915)
 
Miss Mend DVD
Become a Patron of Silent Era

LINKS IN THIS COLUMN
WILL TAKE YOU TO
EXTERNAL WEBSITES

SUPPORT SILENT ERA
USING THESE LINKS
WHEN SHOPPING AT
AMAZON

AmazonUS
AmazonCA
AmazonUK

Floating Weeds BD

Vitagraph BD

Road to Ruin BD

Cat and the Canary BD

Boob / Why Be Good BD

Madame DuBarry BD

Stella Maris BD

Three Ages / Hospitality BD

Pandora's Box BD

Browning's Shockers BD