Pay Dirt

Pay Dirt
Advertising for Pay Dirt on the Moving Picture World (June 1916)
Directed by	Henry King
Produced by	E.D. Horkheimer H.M. Horkheimer
Starring	Henry King Marguerite Nichols Gordon Sackville Mollie McConnell Daniel Gilfether Charles Dudley
Production company	Balboa Amusement Producing Company
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	June 18, 1916 (1916-06-18)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

Pay Dirt is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself, Marguerite Nichols, Gordon Sackville, Mollie McConnell, Daniel Gilfether, and Charles Dudley. The film was released by General Film Company on June 18, 1916. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

King said it was the last film he made for Balboa/Pathe. ^[4]

Plot

A young miner known as "The Easterner" struggles with a gambling habit despite the efforts of Moll, a camp woman who turns out to be his mother. He becomes romantically involved with Kate Gardner, who learns that her father and a gambler are plotting to steal the Easterner's mining claim. After a series of dramatic events, including a fight where Kate's father is revealed as a thief, Kate discovers that a half-wit named Oby is her real father. In the end, Kate marries the Easterner.

Cast

• Henry King as The Easterner
• Marguerite Nichols as Kate Gardner
• Gordon Sackville as Peter Gardner
• Mollie McConnell as Moll
• Daniel Gilfether as Dick Weed
• Charles Dudley as Oby
• Philo McCullough as Turner
• Ruth White as Doris Wendell
• Bruce Smith as Doris's Father

Preservation

A print of the film survives at the Library of Congress. ^[5]

References

1. "Pay Dirt". afi.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
2. "Pay Dirt". AllMovie. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
3. "Pay Dirt". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
4. King, Henry (1995). Henry King, director : from silents to ʼscope. Directors Guild of America. p. 23.
5. "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Pay Dirt". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

External links

• Pay Dirt at IMDb