Back Pay
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1922-01-08
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Frank Borzage
Writer: Frances Marion
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama
Original title: Back Pay
Production Companies: Cosmopolitan Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
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