| Paid | |
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Written by | Adaptation: Lucien Hubbard Adaptation and dialogue: Charles MacArthur |
| Based on | "Within the Law" (1912 play) by Bayard Veiller |
| Produced by | Sam Wood |
| Starring | Joan Crawford Robert Armstrong Kent Douglass |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Edited by | Hugh Wynn |
| Music by | Yellen & Ager |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $385,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,231,000[1] |
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 Bayard Veiller (1912) and was the fourth film version of the play. The film was directed and produced by Sam Wood.[4]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Variety film review; January 7, 1931, page22.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; January 10, 1931, page 7
- ^ Paid (1930) notes, tcm.com; accessed July 24, 2015.