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  2. Paying the Price

Paying the Price

1927
58m
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1927

Runtime

58m

Storyline

Michael Donovan, a heavy loser at a gambling casino, confronts its owner with evidence of cheating and finds himself accused of murder, on circumstantial evidence, of the owner's murder.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
58m
Apr 5, 1927
Languages
No Language
Director
David Selman
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

John Miljan

John Miljan

Michael Donovan

Marjorie Bonner

Marjorie Bonner

One of Gordon's Daughters

Priscilla Bonner

Priscilla Bonner

One of Gordon's Daughters

George Hackathorne

George Hackathorne

Basil Payson

William Welsh

William Welsh

Thomas Gordon

Mary Carr

Mary Carr

Mrs. Gordon

Eddie Phillips

Eddie Phillips

Gambler

William Eugene

The Minister

George Fawcett

George Fawcett

Casino Owner

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