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Paying the Piper
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5332 feet
Directed by George Fitzmaurice

Cast: Dorothy Dickson [Barbara Wyndham], Alma Tell [Marcia Marillo], George Fawcett [John Grahame], Rod La Rocque [Larry Grahame], Robert Schable [Charles R. Wyndham], Katherine Emmett [Mrs. Wynham], Reginald Denny [Keith Larne], Helene Montrose, Alexander Loftus, Douglas Redmond, [?] Richard Barthelmess?, [?] William Boyd?, [?] Dorothy Hyson?, [?] Fredric March?

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation [A Paramount Picture]. / Produced by George Fitzmaurice. Scenario by Ouida Bergère. Art direction by Robert M. Haas. Cinematography by Arthur C. Miller. Presented by Adolph Zukor. / © 12 December 1921 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [LP16015]. Premiered 16 January 1921 at the Rivoli Theatre, in New York, New York. Released 30 January 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Money Mad. Dickson’s film debut.

Drama: Society.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 October 2023.

References: Balshofer-OneReel p. ? : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.