Back Pay

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

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.

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Lily of Life

1920

Italia '61

Italia '61

1961

Figaros Hochzeit

Figaros Hochzeit

1920

Sokové

Sokové

1911

The Hunting of the Hawk

The Hunting of the Hawk

1917

The Bull-Dogger

The Bull-Dogger

1921

The Eyes of Science

The Eyes of Science

1930

Met het SS 'Patria' der Rotterdamsche Lloyd naar Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

Met het SS 'Patria' der Rotterdamsche Lloyd naar Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

1926

Banshû sarayashiki

1928

A kis rongyos

1923

Sonka the Golden Hand

Sonka the Golden Hand

1914

Tale of Priest Pankrat

1918

The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous

The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous

1923

The 12th Tokyo May Day

The 12th Tokyo May Day

1931

Yamamoto Senji's Farewell Ceremony

Yamamoto Senji's Farewell Ceremony

1929

Under the Ruins of Autocracy

Under the Ruins of Autocracy

1917

Arkasha Is Getting Married

Arkasha Is Getting Married

1917

A Girl from Hunan

A Girl from Hunan

1987

Insects in the Backyard

Insects in the Backyard

2011

Hallucination Generation

Hallucination Generation

1966