Hell-to-Pay Austin
| Hell-to-Pay Austin | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Paul Powell |
| Written by | Mary H. O'Connor |
| Starring |
Wilfred Lucas Bessie Love Eugene Pallette Ralph Lewis Mary Alden Monte Blue |
| Cinematography | J.W. Leezer |
Production company |
Fine Arts Film Co. |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
Hell-to-Pay Austin is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Wilfred Lucas in the title role, along with Bessie Love, Eugene Pallette and Mary Alden.[1] It was accompanied by the Charles Chaplin short comedy One A.M. in some theaters during its initial theatrical release.[2]
Written by Mary H. O'Connor,[2] the film was produced by D. W. Griffith's production company Fine Arts, and was distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation.[3] Hell-to-Pay Austin is now presumed lost.[4]
Plot
When a minister dies from alcoholism, his daughter Briar Rose (Bessie Love) is unofficially adopted by a team of lumberjacks, including the rough-and-tumble 'Hell-to-Pay' Austin (Wilfred Lucas). The child's innocence and purity eventually transform Austin into an upstanding Christian. Briar goes away to boarding school and Austin has to come to her rescue when she falls in with the wrong crowd. Reunited, they discover that their guardian/ward relationship has evolved into one of true love and they marry.[1][5]
Cast
- Wilfred Lucas as Hell-to-Pay Austin
- Bessie Love as Briar Rose Dawson
- Ralph Lewis as Dad Dawson
- Mary Alden as Doris Valentine
- Eugene Pallette as Harry Tracey
- James O'Shea as Jack Dale
- Clyde E. Hopkins as Daniel Marston
- Marie Wilkinson as Old Sallie
- Allan Sears (as A.D. Sears) as Fred
- William H. Brown as Peter
- Tom Wilson as Bill
- Monte Blue as Bit Part (uncredited)
References
- 1 2 "Triangle Film Corp.". The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 29: 1444. August 26, 1916.
- 1 2 "At Leading Picture Theatres". The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 29: 1265. August 19, 1916.
- ↑ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36. 40 (2 ed.). December Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-913204-36-6.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Hell-To-Pay Austin (1916)". allmovie.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ Paietta, Ann Catherine (2005). Saints, Clergy, and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003. McFarland & Company. p. 70. ISBN 0-7864-2186-X.