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The Man Who Paid

Film Information:
Production: Not Available;

Premiere: Not Available;
Released: March, 1922;
Production/Distribution Companies: Producer's Security/Apfel Productions;
Director: Oscar Apfel;
From a story by Marion Brooks;
Photography: Alfred Gonfolfi;
Film editor: unknown;
Running time: unknown(lost);
Not available on VHS or DVD;

Cast: Wilfred Lytell as Oliver Thornton; Norma Shearer as Jeanne, his wife; Florence Rogan as Little Jeanne, their child; Fred C. Jones as Louis Duclos, a trapper; Bernard Siegel as Anton Barbier, his partner; David Hennessy as McNeill, Oliver's storekeeper; Charles Beyer as Guy Thornton, Oliver's brother; Erminie Gagnon as Lizette, nurse girl at Thornton's; Frank Montgomery as Songo, an Indian guide;

Reviews:

Exhibitor's Herald, April 8, 1922: "Wilfred Lytell, as Oliver Thorton, proves an acceptable hero, while Norma Shearer does good work as his wife. Miss Shearer's good looks are shown to advantage, and she not only photographs extremely well, but shows no small amount of talent in the portrayal of her part."

Mary Kelly in Moving Picture World, March 25, 1922: "Wilfred Lytell and Norma Shearer are largely responsible for the realism of their scenes. The star has plenty of energy and nerve, and besides a certain clean cut attractiveness that should give him wide appeal. Miss Shearer is pretty, and in her emotional scenes, very vivid. The whole production, including the style of direction, and science backgrounds, show a sincerity that will be generally appreciated."

J.S. Dickerson in Motion Picture News, April 1, 1922: "Wilfred Lytell is presented as the hero but much better acting opportunities are given Norma Shearer as the factor's wife, all of which she embraces with a poise and skill that stamps this new comer as an actress of promise. The girl has beauty and screen personality and she can act. Even in the wild melodrama that many parts of the picture exhibit, she is able to make her work hold her attention and her role seem real."