Paying the Price

Paying the Price is a 1916 American silent film directed by Frank Hall Crane. The screenplay was by Gardner Hunting and cinematography by Sol Polito. Produced by William A. Brady for Paragon Films, it was distributed by the World Film Corporation and released on July 9, 1916. The short film of five reels was made in cooperation with the United States Navy who allowed the company to use the U.S. Torpedo Boat No. 60, the U.S.S Wadsworth, in the making of the film. This included the firing of torpedoes, one of which was used to blow up an old ferryboat.

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