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Paid

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1930-12-30
Duration:86 min
Director:Sam Wood
Actors:Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, Douglass Montgomery, John Miljan
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

Mary Turner gets a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.

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