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Paying the Limit
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Tom Gibson

Cast: Ora Carew [the girl (Raffles)], Helen Howell [Joan Lowden], Eddie O’Brien [‘Thunder’ Lowden], Arthur Wellington [Jerry Davis], Jay Morley [Tom Dover], Stanley J. Sanford (Tiny Sanford) [Ole], Dick Stevens [Baptiste Tudor]

The Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis. / Produced by Paul Gerson. Scenario by Tom Gibson. Assistant director, Frank R. Capra (Frank Capra). Cinematography by George Crocker. / Released August 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was originally scheduled for release on 10 February 1924; the released was delayed until August. The film was released in the United Kingdom by Western Import Company on 15 October 1924.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F2 n. F2.4181.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Coersion - Crime: Theft - Criminals - Ex-prisoners - Maids - Reform

Listing updated: 8 November 2022.

References: AFI-F2 n. F2.4181; McBride-Capra p. 719 : Website-IMDb.