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Back Pay

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

6.3

1h 30m

1922

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Frank Borzage

Drama

partially lost film

Cast & Crew

Seena Owen

Seena Owen

as Hester Bevins

Matt Moore

Matt Moore

as Jerry Newcombe

J. Barney Sherry

J. Barney Sherry

as Charles G. Wheeler

Ethel Duray

as Kitty

Charles Craig

as Speed

Jerry Sinclair

as Thomas Craig

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