- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1916-11-26
- Director: Lloyd Ingraham
- Writers: Anita Loos , Frank E. Woods
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Lillian Gish , Violet Wilkey , Keith Armour , Ralph Lewis , Loyola O’Connor , Alma Rubens , Jennie Lee , Robert Lohmeyer , Carl Stockdale , Tom Wilson
- Runtime: 50 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Les parents fautent, les enfants paient (France, French Republic) , Ravneungerne (Denmark) , The Children Pay (United States of America) , Två rackarungar (Sweden) , The Children Pay (United Kingdom) , The Children Pay
- Plot: As part of a divorce settlement, Theodore Ainsley gets custody of his older daughter Millicent, and his wife Elinor gets younger sister Jean. The two girls, normally inseparable, can't bear to be away from each other and run away together, but are soon caught by the authorities. Another custody hearing ensues, during which the girls' attorney Horace Craig makes an unusual, and somewhat shocking, proposal.
- IMDB:tt0006508
The Children Pay Cast · · · ALL
Lloyd Ingraham
Director
Lillian Gish
Millicent
Alma Rubens
Editha, the Girls' Stepmother
Ralph Lewis
Theodore Ainsley, the Girls' Father
Loyola O’Connor
Elinor Ainsley, the Girls' Mother
Jennie Lee
Susan, the Girls' Governess
Carl Stockdale
Judge Mason