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The Price She Paid (1917)
70 min | Drama

The Price She Paid (1917)

70 min | Drama

At the death of John Gower, his widow and daughter, Mildred, find themselves with only a few thousand dollars, as the family lived almost up to the limit of Cower's income. Mildred's mother tells her it is necessary that she marry money. ...See moreAt the death of John Gower, his widow and daughter, Mildred, find themselves with only a few thousand dollars, as the family lived almost up to the limit of Cower's income. Mildred's mother tells her it is necessary that she marry money. Mildred is fond of Stanley Baird, but her hopes in this direction are shattered by the announcement of his engagement to another woman. Mrs. Gower marries Presbury, an elderly man who thinks she is wealthy, and when he learns the truth he begins taunting Mildred until she is willing to do anything to escape from her humiliating position. Presbury arranges a marriage between Mildred and a multimillionaire, General Siddall. The bride soon discovers that while her husband will buy anything for her she wants, so that he can make an impression upon the world with her beauty, he will not give her any money. This forces her to realize that she is barely more than a piece of furniture in the General's establishment. She leaves him, and meeting Baird learns that he and his wife have separated. He undertakes to furnish her with funds for the cultivation of her voice for an operatic career, with the hope that one day they will be free to marry. Mildred makes slow progress. Her voice is good but uncertain. She meets a young lawyer, Donald Keith, who tells her that she will never succeed because she is too fond of luxury and ease. Meanwhile she discovers through Keith's investigation that she was not legally married to General Siddall, as his first wife was still living, confined in an insane asylum. The General has made many attempts to get her to come back to him, but she refuses. Finally she declines to take any more money from Baird, and by economy, self-denial and hard work succeeds in her musical ambition. Having achieved her independence she is now free to choose between Stanley Baird and Donald Keith, to both of whom she owes a debt of gratitude. Her choice is a happy one, and leaves the story of the life of this typical American girl perfectly rounded out. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Clara Kimball Young Mildred Gower Mildred Gower See fewer	The Common Law (1916)
Louise Beaudet Mrs. Gower Mrs. Gower See fewer	The Goddess (1915)
Cecil Fletcher Frank Gower Frank Gower See fewer	Red, White and Blue Blood (1917)
Charles Bowser Presbury Presbury See fewer	Yankee Pluck (1917)
Snitz Edwards General Siddall General Siddall See fewer	The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Alan Hale Stanley Baird Stanley Baird See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
David Powell Donald Keith Donald Keith See fewer	Missing Millions (1922)
Cesare Gravina Moldini Moldini See fewer	The Man Who Laughs (1928)
William J. Butler Presbury (as W. J. Butler) Presbury (as W. J. Butler) See fewer	The Girl Who Didn't Think (1917)
Benson Lee Harding Harding See fewer	The Price She Paid (1917)