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Back Pay

The woman pays — but what part of the reckoning does she owe?
Jan 8, 1922 · 1h 30m
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Drama

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Hester Bevins is a simple country girl who yearns for adventure. Though she has a handsome young man, Jerry, who is devoted to her, she leaves her village and goes to New York in search of a grander life. There she becomes the lover of a wealthy and unscrupulous businessman. But when Jerry returns blinded and dying from the war, Hester must choose between her new life and the man whose loyalty to her has never failed.

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CAST

Seena Owen
Hester Bevins
Matt Moore
Jerry Newcombe
J. Barney Sherry
Charles G. Wheeler
Ethel Duray
Kitty
Charles Craig
Speed
Jerry Sinclair
Thomas Craig
Directed by Frank Borzage

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Cosmopolitan Productions
Country
US

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