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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1926

Ménilmontant

Ménilmontant

1926

Bonds of Honor

Bonds of Honor

1919

The Sins of Rosanne

The Sins of Rosanne

1920

Theater of Life: Youth Version

Theater of Life: Youth Version

1936

A Broken Doll

A Broken Doll

1921

I Delete and I Judge

I Delete and I Judge

1919

The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody

1929

On the Banks of the Wabash

On the Banks of the Wabash

1923

Better Times

Better Times

1919

The Highest Law

The Highest Law

1921

A Poet From The Sea

A Poet From The Sea

1927

False Colors

1914

The Toll of the Sea

The Toll of the Sea

1923

Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve

1928

The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1927

The Lost Mail Sack

The Lost Mail Sack

1914

Camille

Camille

1927

War and Peace: 1918

War and Peace: 1918

1918

The Song and Dance Man

1926