Back Pay

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

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.

Director

Frank Borzage

Novela

Fannie Hurst

Screenplay

Frances Marion

Status

Released

Release date

08/01/1922

Original language

English