The Children Pay is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Lillian Gish. Cast Lillian Gish as Millicent Violet Wilkey as Jean, her sister Keith Armour as Horace Craig Ralph Lewis as Theodore Ainsley, the girls' father Loyola O'Connor as Elinor Ainsley, their mother Alma Rubens as Editha, their stepmother Jennie Lee as Susan, their governess Robert Lohmeyer as Signor Zucca Carl Stockdale as Judge Mason Tom Wilson as Officer Mazie Radford (uncredited) Madame Sul-Te-Wan (uncredited) See also List of American films of 1916 Lillian Gish filmography References External links 1916 films American silent feature films 1916 drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Lloyd Ingraham Films with screenplays by Anita Loos Triangle Film Corporation films Silent American drama films Films with screenplays by Frank E. Woods 1910s American films