Summaries

Who Pays? (1915) 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.—Jack Tillmany

Details

Keywords
  • serial
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 28, 1915
Countries of origin United States
Language English None
Filming locations Balboa Amusement Film Studios - Sixth Street and Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA
Production companies Balboa Amusement Producing Company

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 6h
Color Black and White
Sound mix Silent
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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