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Back Pay

19226.3 / 1090 min
Drama

Overview

The woman pays — but what part of the reckoning does she owe?

This 1922 Frank Borzage film is a masterwork waiting to be rediscovered. 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.

Cast

Seena Owen

Seena Owen

Hester Bevins

Matt Moore

Matt Moore

Jerry Newcombe

J. Barney Sherry

J. Barney Sherry

Charles G. Wheeler

Ethel Duray

Ethel Duray

Kitty

Charles Craig

Charles Craig

Speed

Jerry Sinclair

Jerry Sinclair

Thomas Craig

Crew

Frank Borzage

Frank Borzage

Director

Joseph Urban

Joseph Urban

Set Designer

Chester A. Lyons

Chester A. Lyons

Director of Photography

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Writer

Fannie Hurst

Fannie Hurst

Novel