''Paying the Piper'' is a 1921 American silent society

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directed by

George Fitzmaurice George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...

and written by

Ouida Bergère Ouida Bergère (born Eunie Branch; December 14, 1886 – November 29, 1974) was an American screenwriter and actress. Biography Eunie Branch was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Stephen W. and Ida Branch, both natives of Tennessee. Her ea ...

. The film stars

Dorothy Dickson Dorothy Dickson (July 25, 1893 – September 25, 1995) was an American-born, London-based theater actress and singer, and a centenarian. Biography and Career Dickson is known mostly for her rendition of the Jerome Kern song "Look for the S ...

Alma Tell Alma Tell (March 27, 1898 – December 29, 1937) was an American stage and motion picture actress whose career in cinema began in 1915 and lasted into the sound films of the early 1930s. Early years Tell was born in New York City, the youn ...

George Fawcett George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to ...

, Rod La Rocque, Robert Schable, Katherine Emmet, and Reginald Denny. The film was released on January 16, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives,Progressive Silent Film List: ''Paying the Piper''
at silentera.com and it may be a

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Cast

as Barbara Wyndham *

as Marcia Marillo *

as John Grahame * Rod La Rocque as Larry Grahame *

Robert Schable Robert Schable (August 31, 1873 – July 7, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor as well as a stage manager from Hamilton, Ohio. Biography A longtime stage player from the Charles Frohman company since the 1890s, Schable began in silent ...

as Charles R. Wyndham *

Katherine Emmet Katherine Emmet (March 13, 1878 – June 6, 1960) was an American actress on stage, in film, and in television, and a director of radio plays. Early life Emmet was born in San Francisco, California. Her mother Harriet H. Hubbell was a physician i ...

as Mrs. Wyndham * Reginald Denny as Keith Larne

Production

The

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of the film was ''Money Mad''.

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at silentfilmstillarchive.com 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub