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Back Pay (1922)

Back Pay poster
Directed by
Frank Borzage
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a small town moves to the city for a better life. She must choose between a poor man she loves and a wealthy man who can give her comfort.

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What happens

Back Pay is an extant 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage, produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a short story of the same name by Fannie Hurst, and stars Seena Owen. It was remade in 1930 as Back Pay starring Corinne Griffith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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