Back Pay

Back Pay

The woman pays โ€” but what part of the reckoning does she owe?

Director: Frank Borzage

Writer: Frances Marion

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.

90 min Rating: 6.3/10 Released

Top Cast

Seena Owen
Seena Owen
Hester Bevins
Matt Moore
Matt Moore
Jerry Newcombe
J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry
Charles G. Wheeler

Movie Info

Director: Frank Borzage

Writer: Frances Marion

Production Companies: Cosmopolitan Productions

Countries: United States of America

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