Back Pay (1922)
"The woman pays — but what part of the reckoning does she owe?"
Title: Back Pay
Original Title: Back Pay
Release Date: 1922-01-08
Status: Released
Rating: 6.3/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Cosmopolitan Productions
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
Hester Bevins
Matt Moore
Jerry Newcombe
J. Barney Sherry
Charles G. Wheeler
Ethel Duray
Kitty
Charles Craig
Speed
Jerry Sinclair
Thomas Craig
