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Paid in Full

Name: Paid in Full
Director: Emile Chautard
Released: 1919
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Wyndham Standing, Vera Beresford, Pauline Frederick, Frank Losee, Jane Farrell

1919Emile ChautardIMDb: 7.1/10

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Joe Brooks a bookkeeper, embezzles over $16,000 from his employer, ship owner Captain Williams, who is fond of Brooks' wife Emma. Jimsy Smith, who also admires Emma, discovers the theft.

Director

Emile Chautard

Writers

Frank S. Beresford, Charles E. Whittaker, Eugene Walter

Country

United States

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Paid in Full (1919) – Silent Drama Review, Plot Analysis & Legacy

\nThe 1919 silent feature Paid in Full stands as a stark tableau of moral decay, marital betrayal, and the corrosive allure of wealth. Directed by Frank S. Beresford and penned by a trio of seasoned screenwriters—Beresford, Charles E. Whittaker, and Eugene Walter—the film weaves a narrative that feels both timeless and...

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The movie Paid in Full was directed by Emile Chautard.

Paid in Full was released in the year 1919.

Paid in Full has an IMDb rating of 7.1 out of 10.

Paid in Full is a movie from United States.

Paid in Full features .

The screenplay for Paid in Full was written by Frank S. Beresford, Charles E. Whittaker, Eugene Walter.

If you enjoy Paid in Full, you might also like Le roman d'un caissier (1914), Chicot the Jester (1913), The Heart of a Hero (1916), Sapho (1912).

Yes, Paid in Full (1919) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title.

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Summary

Joe Brooks, a modest bookkeeper aboard Captain Williams' bustling merchant vessel, succumbs to avarice and siphons more than $16,000 from the shipowner’s ledger. The captain, whose affection for Brooks' wife Emma borders on patronizing, remains oblivious until Jimsy Smith, a fellow dockhand enamored with Emma, uncovers the discrepancy. Confronted with exposure, Brooks coerces Emma into pleading with the captain, promising to erase the debt at any price. Jimsy, arriving first, offers to settle the sum, but is rebuffed. The captain, seizing a perverse bargain, proposes to furnish a receipted bill if Emma will sacrifice her honor, a proposition that horrifies her and convinces the captain of her innocence. He hands over the receipt as a token of respect. When Emma presents the document to her husband, his fury erupts; he lunges to choke her as she declares her departure. Jimsy intervenes, thwarting the murder. Emma departs with Jimsy, while a despondent Brooks ends his life.

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Joe Brooks a bookkeeper, embezzles over $16,000 from his employer, ship owner Captain Williams, who is fond of Brooks' wife Emma. Jimsy Smith, who also admires Emma, discovers the theft. When Joe realizes he has been found out, he convinces Emma to talk to the captain and cancel the debt at any price. Jimsy arrives at first and offers to pay off the debt, but is refused. To Emma, the captain agrees to give a receipted bill for the debt if she will sacrifice her honor. Emma's horror over the proposition convinces the captain that she has had no part in the scam, and he gives her the receipt as a token of his respect. When Emma gives Joe the receipt, he turns on her, believing that she compromised herself. Joe tries to choke Emma when she tells him she is leaving him, but Jimsy arrives and prevents the murder. Emma then goes off with Jimsy, and Joe commits suicide.

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"\nThe 1919 silent feature Paid in Full stands as a stark tableau of moral decay, marital betrayal, and the corrosive allure of wealth. Directed by Frank S. Beresford and penned by a trio of seasoned screenwriters—Beresford, Charles E. Whittaker, and Eugene Walter—the film weaves a narrative that feels both timeless and unsettlingly contemporary.\nNarrative Architecture and Thematic Resonance\nAt its core, the story follows Joe Brooks (Wyndham Standing), a diligent bookkeeper whose seemingly mode..."

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