| Pay Dirt | |
| Director: | Henry King |
| Producer: | E.D. Horkheimer H.M. Horkheimer |
| Starring: | Henry King Marguerite Nichols Gordon Sackville Mollie McConnell Daniel Gilfether Charles Dudley |
| Studio: | Balboa Amusement Producing Company |
| Distributor: | General Film Company |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Pay Dirt is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring himself, Marguerite Nichols, Gordon Sackville, Mollie McConnell, Daniel Gilfether, and Charles Dudley. The film was released by General Film Company on June 18, 1916.[1] [2] [3]
A young miner known as "The Easterner" struggles with a gambling habit despite the efforts of Moll, a camp woman who turns out to be his mother. He becomes romantically involved with Kate Gardner, who learns that her father and a gambler are plotting to steal the Easterner's mining claim. After a series of dramatic events, including a fight where Kate's father is revealed as a thief, Kate discovers that a half-wit named Oby is her real father. In the end, Kate marries the Easterner.
A print of the film survives at the Library of Congress.[4]