Three Who Paid (1923)
Western | 7 January 1923
Cast:
Dustin Farnum, Fred Kohler, Bessie Love [ More ]Director:
Colin CampbellWriter:
Joseph Franklin PolandCinematographer:
Don ShortProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The scenario was based on the 1922 novel, Three Who Paid, by George Owen Baxter (pseudonym for Max Brand), which first appeared as a series in Western Story Magazine, and was later published in book form as The Range-Land Avenger. A news item in the 8 Dec 1922 Film Daily noted that the property had been purchased specifically for actor Dustin Farnum by Fox Film Corp. Principal photography at Fox Studios in Hollywood, CA, began in late Oct 1922, as indicated by a production chart in the 4 Nov 1922 Exhibitors Herald. Jack Strumwasser was credited as scenarist and “Wellman” as assistant director, a likely reference to William Wellman , who was employed by Fox at the time.
Three Who Paid was released on 7 Jan 1923, with an opening that week at the Columbia Theatre in St. Louis, MO. Other openings followed on 20 Mar 1923 at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City, and on 18 Jun 1923 at the Hillstreet Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. ...
The scenario was based on the 1922 novel, Three Who Paid, by George Owen Baxter (pseudonym for Max Brand), which first appeared as a series in Western Story Magazine, and was later published in book form as The Range-Land Avenger. A news item in the 8 Dec 1922 Film Daily noted that the property had been purchased specifically for actor Dustin Farnum by Fox Film Corp. Principal photography at Fox Studios in Hollywood, CA, began in late Oct 1922, as indicated by a production chart in the 4 Nov 1922 Exhibitors Herald. Jack Strumwasser was credited as scenarist and “Wellman” as assistant director, a likely reference to William Wellman , who was employed by Fox at the time.
Three Who Paid was released on 7 Jan 1923, with an opening that week at the Columbia Theatre in St. Louis, MO. Other openings followed on 20 Mar 1923 at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City, and on 18 Jun 1923 at the Hillstreet Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
Riley Sinclair sets out to kill the three men who left his brother, Hal, to die in the desert. One of the intended victims, Sam Lowrie, commits suicide, while Riley kills another in self-defense. During his pursuit of the third man, Ed Sanderson, Riley meets schoolteacher John Caspar, but soon discovers that his new friend is actually Virginia Cartwright, a woman on the run from her cruel husband, Jude. After both Jude and Ed are killed in a fight, Virginia is free to marry ...
Riley Sinclair sets out to kill the three men who left his brother, Hal, to die in the desert. One of the intended victims, Sam Lowrie, commits suicide, while Riley kills another in self-defense. During his pursuit of the third man, Ed Sanderson, Riley meets schoolteacher John Caspar, but soon discovers that his new friend is actually Virginia Cartwright, a woman on the run from her cruel husband, Jude. After both Jude and Ed are killed in a fight, Virginia is free to marry Riley.
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