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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A Son of the Immortals

A Son of the Immortals

1916

The Co-respondent

The Co-respondent

1917

Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

1916

The End of the Rainbow

The End of the Rainbow

1916

Gloriana

Gloriana

1916

The Mysterious Mrs. M

The Mysterious Mrs. M

1917

The Reward of the Faithless

The Reward of the Faithless

1917

Saving the Family Name

Saving the Family Name

1916

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926

Fifth Avenue Models

Fifth Avenue Models

1925

Empty Hearts

Empty Hearts

1924

The Fighting Cub

1925

Trooper O’Brien

Trooper O’Brien

1928

Divorce and the Daughter

Divorce and the Daughter

1916

It Happened to Adele

It Happened to Adele

1917

The Denial

The Denial

1925

Lying Lips

Lying Lips

1921

Josselyn's Wife

1926

Orphan of Lowood

1926

Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

1923