The Daughter Pays (1920)
Jilted by the girl he loves, he waits for 20 years to wreck his vengeance on her daughter.
For revenge, wealthy Osbert Gault marries Virginia Mynors, the daughter of a woman who had jilted him years earlier. Unaware of Gault's motives, Virginia consents to the marriage for the sake of her impoverished family.
- Date of release
- 1920-11-10
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert Ellis
Casting
- Elaine Hammerstein — Virginia Mynors
- Norman Trevor — Osbert Gault
- Robert Ellis — Gerald Roseborough
- Theresa Maxwell Conover — Mrs. Mynors
- Byron Russell — Percy Ferris
- Dore Davidson — Mr. Roseborough
- Evelyn Times — Pansy Mynors
- Augustus Fleming
- Nora Cecil
Interesting facts
The Daughter Pays is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Norman Trevor, and Robert Ellis. Produced by Selznick Pictures and distributed by Select Pictures, it was released in the United States on November 10, 1920. The screenplay, written by Edward J. Montagne and R. Cecil Smith, is based on a novel by Baillie Reynolds.
Production and legacy
The film was produced by Lewis J. Selznick for Selznick Pictures. It features Lota Cheek, an early 1920s beauty icon known as "America's Prettiest Girl," in her only known screen appearance. The film had a running time of approximately 50 minutes and is currently listed as a lost film, with no known copies residing in public archives.
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