Underplayed Gems

Paid in Advance (1919)

Paid in Advance poster
Directed by
Allen Holubar
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dramatic silent film set during the Alaska Gold Rush. A young woman takes a stand against a dangerous man, leading to a confrontation shown in a surviving still image.

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What happens

Paid in Advance is a 1919 American silent drama film set during the Alaska Gold Rush, from the story The Girl Who Dared by James Oliver Curwood. The film was directed by Allen Holubar, who wrote the screen adaption as well. The movie stars Dorothy Phillips, Joseph W. Girard, Lon Chaney, and Priscilla Dean. A still exists showing the lead heroine holding Bateese Le Blanc (Lon Chaney) at gunpoint. A nitrate stock print (with Czech subtitles) is housed at the Czech Film Archive in Prague, Czech Republic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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