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  • The Payment (1916)
  • 50 min | Drama
The Payment (1916)
50 min | Drama

When the wealthy Robert Reyburn offers to pay for struggling painter Phyllis Page to continue her studies in Europe, he is not interested simply in serving as a patron of the arts. As a result, they indulge in a brief romance behind the ...See moreWhen the wealthy Robert Reyburn offers to pay for struggling painter Phyllis Page to continue her studies in Europe, he is not interested simply in serving as a patron of the arts. As a result, they indulge in a brief romance behind the back of Robert's wife Edith, then, several years later, Phyllis returns to the United States as a famous artist and becomes a high society favorite. Later, Edith successfully arranges a romance between her brother Dick and Phyllis. When Dick proposes, however, Edith turns him down, because she knows that, as his wife, she eventually would have to tell him who gave her the money for her European training and explain the conditions under which the money was offered. Written by Pamela Short See less
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C. Gardner Sullivan (scenario)
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J.D.H. Herriot (as J.D.H. Heriot)
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Updated Jul 30, 1916

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Jul 30, 1916 (United States)

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