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Paid is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film [2] [3] starring Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong, and Kent Douglass in a story about a wrongly accused ex-convict who seeks revenge on those who sent her to prison using a scam called the "Heart Balm Racket". The film was adapted by Lucien Hubbard and Charles MacArthur from the play, Within the Law by ...
Paid: Directed by Sam Wood. With Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, Douglass Montgomery. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Sam Wood
- 1930-12-30
Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A young innocent plots revenge after being sent to prison unjustly. Cast & Crew. Read More. Sam Wood. Director. Joan Crawford. Mary Turner. Robert Armstrong. Joe Garson. Marie Prevost. Agnes Lynch. Kent Douglass. Bob Gilder. John Miljan. Inspector Burke. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.
- Sam Wood
- Joan Crawford
Directed by Sam Wood. She Outwitted the Law…but Yielded to Love! Mary Turner gets a three years prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Sam Wood
Paid (1930) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Cast & Crew. Releases. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Paid was the third film version of the Bayard Veiller stage play Within the Law. Joan Crawford is cast as a shopgirl falsely arrested for stealing and sent to jail for three years.
Summaries. 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. — Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>