''Pay Dirt'' is a 1916 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Henry King and starring himself, Marguerite Nichols, Gordon Sackville,

Mollie McConnell Mollie McConnell (September 24, 1865 – December 9, 1920) was an American silent film actress. McConnell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Mills Seminary in Oakland, California. She studied further at "Miss Grant's college" in Chica ...

, Daniel Gilfether, and Charles Dudley. The film was released by

General Film Company The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Picture ...

on June 18, 1916.

Plot

Cast

* Henry King as The Easterner * Marguerite Nichols as Kate Gardner * Gordon Sackville as Peter Gardner *

as Moll *Daniel Gilfether as Dick Weed * Charles Dudley as Oby *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ...

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 The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Pay Dirt''
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References

External links

* 1916 drama films Silent American drama films 1916 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Henry King 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub