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The Devil's Pay Day

  • Drama
  • Crime

January 29, 1917 (US)

0h 50m

The Romantic Drama of a Man Who Sinned - And Paid

When Gregory Van Houten went to the country to recuperate, he intended to remain only a few weeks and then return to plunge into the swirl of city gaieties. But when Van Houten returned he brought with him a country-girl wife and set upon himself the seal of new duties and obliga...

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