Paying the Price

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Paying the Price
Directed by David Selman
Screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander
Story by Dorothy Howell
Produced by Harry Cohn
Starring Marjorie Bonner
Priscilla Bonner
John Miljan
George Hackathorne
Cinematography George Meehan
Production
company
Release date
  • April 5, 1927 (1927-04-05)(US) [1]
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Paying the Price is a 1927 American silent film directed by David Selman, which stars Marjorie Bonner, Priscilla Bonner, John Miljan, and George Hackathorne. The screenplay was written by J. Grubb Alexander from a story by Dorothy Howell. [2]

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Cast list

Preservation

This is a surviving film (Library of Congress, Columbia Pictures). [3]

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References

  1. "Paying the Price: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  2. Paying the Price at silentera.com
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Paying the Price