Paid in Advance
Cast & Crew
Allen Holubar
Dorothy Phillips
Joseph Girard
Lon Chaney
Priscilla Dean
William Stowell
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Synopsis
Joan Gray, daughter of a Canadian fur trader, is the object of affection of Bateese Le Blanc and "The Beast," both of whom she finds objectionable. The two rivals duel and The Beast is killed. Joan becomes the subject of malicious talk and decides to accompany her father to mining town Dawson City where he has a business offer. Joan's father dies on the trip, and Joan arrives alone at Gold Dust Barker's dance hall, where she discovers that Barker's offer was actually a lure to get her there. Joan becomes a virtual prisoner faced with the choice of giving herself to Barker alone or to the throng of rough men. She fights for a month to retain her virtue, then finally consents to marry the highest bidder, Jim Blood, a drunken miner known as "The Cur." Barker produces a forged I. O. U. from Jim and manages to claim Joan, but Jim later returns and kills him and others at the dance hall. Joan and Jim are separated in the frozen wilds, but a year later are reunited in Montreal and find happiness together.
Director
Allen Holubar
Cast
Dorothy Phillips
Joseph Girard
Lon Chaney
Priscilla Dean
William Stowell
Frank Brownlee
Bill Burress
Harry De More
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It is unclear whether Curwood's story was written for the screen or for another medium. Some contemporary sources state that the story was suggested by Curwood, or that the plot was suggested by a Curwood story, while others refer to Curwood's well-known story. An advance review of the film appeared as early as April 1918. One review announced the film's release date as July 6, 1919, but the film appeared on release charts as a September 1, 1919 release, and it did not open in New York, and in at least one other city, until November 30, 1919.
