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Paying the Price (1913)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

Paying the Price (1913)

Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

Because she preferred wealth and social position, Jane Forrester, society girl, marries a moneyed stockbroker rather than risk her future to the man she really loves, a struggling young lawyer. The lawyer, crushed, shoulders his burden and...See moreBecause she preferred wealth and social position, Jane Forrester, society girl, marries a moneyed stockbroker rather than risk her future to the man she really loves, a struggling young lawyer. The lawyer, crushed, shoulders his burden and applies himself more assiduously to his profession. As he gradually becomes a recognized power, the broker and his wife likewise undergo a change. The love which she hoped would develop through marital ties becomes but a mocking memory, and the broker gradually responds more freely to drink. As the passing years intensify the embitterment of the mismated lives, the wife is prompted to seek her old time sweetheart for advice respecting divorce. He tells her there are no grounds. She becomes more despondent, finally determining upon self-destruction as the only escape. Meanwhile, the husband is justifiably suspicious. He believes, however, illicit love is contemplated rather than the drastic action of the wife plans. He employs a detective to shadow the pair and the day comes when the announcement is made that the pair are together. The detective is dismissed and the infuriated broker arrives home to deal with the couple as his jealousy dictates. His entrance into the house is detected by the pair. They are together only because of the old time sweetheart's desire to persuade the morbid wife to abandon her criminal purpose. The frantic wife, realizing her character would be assailed by the discovery, induces the lawyer to hide. The husband enters with drawn revolver, denounces the wife, and starts for the room. She turns the electric switch and plunges the room into darkness just as the intoxicated husband slips and falls. The accidental discharge deals him instant death. An innocent account is published in the morning papers, stating that the lawyer killed himself accidentally while searching for a supposed burglar; also that the interests of the widow would be handled by Robert Marsden, the attorney. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Robert Z. Leonard Robert Marsden, Attorney Robert Marsden, Attorney See fewer	The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Margarita Fischer Mrs. Jane Forrester Hagerman - Robert's Former Sweetheart Mrs. Jane Forrester Hagerman - Robert's Former Sweetheart See fewer	Molly of the Follies (1919)
William Walters Hagerman - Jane's Husband (as W.J. Walters) Hagerman - Jane's Husband (as W.J. Walters) See fewer	The Law's Lash (1928)
Mollie McConnell Mrs. Marsden, Bob's Mother (as Mrs. W. McConnell) Mrs. Marsden, Bob's Mother (as Mrs. W. McConnell) See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)