''Paid in Full'' is a lost 1919 American silent

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starring

Pauline Frederick Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...

and directed by

Emile Chautard Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *'' Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *'' Emil and the Detecti ...

. It was produced by

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and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the hit 1908 Broadway stage play ''Paid in Full'' by

Eugene Walter Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 – March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costume designer and well-known raconteur. During his y ...

which starred Lillian Albertson.''Paid in Full'' as a Broadway play; February to July 1908, Astor Theatre, 167 performances; IBDb.com
/ref> Two previous silent films appeared in 1910 as a short and in 1914 as a

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Cast

as Emma Brooks *Robert Cain as Joe Brooks * Wyndham Standing as Jimsy Smith * Frank Losee as Captain Williams *Jane Farrell as Mrs. Harris *Vera Beresford as Beth Harris

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1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films American films based on plays Films directed by Emile Chautard 1919 drama films American black-and-white films Remakes of American films Silent American drama films 1919 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub