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Paid (1930)

APPROVED 86 min  -  Drama  -   30 December 1930 (USA)
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Mary Turner goes up for three years on a crime she didn't commit. Once out she and former prison mates plan a scam in which old men can be sued for breach of promise... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Wood

Writers:

Bayard Veiller (play), Lucien Hubbard (adaptation), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong and Marie Prevost
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joan Crawford ...
Mary Turner
Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong ...
Joe Garson
Marie Prevost ...
Agnes 'Aggie' Lynch
Douglass Montgomery Douglass Montgomery ...
Bob Gilder (as Kent Douglass)
John Miljan John Miljan ...
Insp. Burke
Purnell Pratt Purnell Pratt ...
Edward Gilder (as Purnell B. Pratt)
Hale Hamilton Hale Hamilton ...
District Attorney Demarest
Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor ...
Det. Sgt. Cassidy (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Tyrell Davis Tyrell Davis ...
Eddie Griggs (as Tyrrell Davis)
William Bakewell William Bakewell ...
B.M. Carney (lawyer)
George Cooper George Cooper ...
Red
Gwen Lee Gwen Lee ...
Bertha
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Withers Isabel Withers ...
Helen Morris (scenes deleted)
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Mary Turner goes up for three years on a crime she didn't commit. Once out she and former prison mates plan a scam in which old men can be sued for breach of promise - the "heart balm" racket. After plotting verious ways to get back at the men who set her up initially, she softens and settles down. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prison | Pre Code | Blackmail | Informer | Injustice  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Within the Law See more »

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The lead role was commissioned for Norma Shearer but she had to withdraw owing to pregnancy. See more »

Connections

Featured in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Sidewalks of New York"
Music by Charles Lawlor (1894)
Lyrics by James W. Blake
Partially sung by George Cooper See more »