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Paid is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film 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 Bayard Veiller (1912) and was the fourth film version of the play. The film was directed and produced by Sam Wood.
Original Release
12/30/1930
US Release
12/30/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Crawford | Mary Turner |
| Robert Armstrong | Joe Garson |
| Marie Prevost | Agnes Lynch |
| Douglass Montgomery | Bob Gilder |
| John Miljan | Inspector Burke |
| Purnell Pratt | Edward Gilder |
| Hale Hamilton | District Attorney Demarest |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Police Sergeant Cassidy / Police Sgt. Cassidy |
| Tyrell Davis | Eddie Griggs |
| William Bakewell | Carney |
Directors
Writers
Bayard Veiller, Lucien Hubbard, Charles MacArthur
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Crawford | Mary Turner |
| Robert Armstrong | Joe Garson |
| Marie Prevost | Agnes Lynch |
| Douglass Montgomery | Bob Gilder |
| John Miljan | Inspector Burke |
| Purnell Pratt | Edward Gilder |
| Hale Hamilton | District Attorney Demarest |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Police Sergeant Cassidy / Police Sgt. Cassidy |
| Tyrell Davis | Eddie Griggs |
| William Bakewell | Carney |
| George Cooper | Red |
| Gwen Lee | Bertha |
| Isabel Withers | Helen Morris |
| Louise Beavers | Black Convict |
| Edward Brophy | Burglar |
| Payne B. Johnson | Baby |
| Fred Kelsey | Night Policeman |
| Wilbur Mack | Mr. Irwin |
| Tom Mahoney | Policeman at District Attorney's Office |
| Polly Moran | Polly |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sam Wood | Producer |
