Those Who Pay

Those Who Pay is a lost^[1] 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West. It features Bessie Barriscale and Howard C. Hickman in the lead roles.^[2] The film had its first official screening at B.S. Moss' Broadway Theatre in New York City on December 7, 1917^[3]

Those Who Pay
Still from Those Who Pay with Bessie Barriscale and Howard C. Hickman from Exhibitors Herald.
Directed by	Raymond B. West
Written by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Bessie Barriscale
Cinematography	Charles Stumar
Production companies	Thomas H. Ince Productions, Inc.
Distributed by	U. S. Exhibitors' Booking Corp. States Rights
Release date	December 1917 (1917-12)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

Cast

• Bessie Barriscale as Dorothy Warner
• Howard Hickman as George W. Graham
• Dorcas Matthews as Alice Graham
• Melbourne MacDowell as Steve McNott (credited as Melbourne McDowell)

Preservation

With no prints of Those Who Pay located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3][1] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[2]