Paramount and Artcraft Press Books (1918)

Advance Press Stories on “Paid in Full” For Use of Exhibitors in, Their House Organs or for General Publicity in the Exploitation of Pauline Frederick’s New Photoplay. A Paramount Picture. WHEN HUSBAND COMMITS CRIME MUST WIFE PAY? Interesting Problem Raised In Pauline Frederick’s Film, ‘Taid In FuU” WHEN a man steals money from his employer and begs his wife to square matters and at any cost prevent his prosecution for crime, what is the price the suffering wife must pay? This is one of the delicate questions answered in a most interesting manner in Pauline Frederick’s new Paramount photoplay, “Paid in Full,” which will be shown at the theatre next Joe Brooks is a shiftless clerk who keeps his wife in poverty in a modest flat. He blames everybody but himself because he does not get ahead and one day he steals a large sum of money from his employer, a savage old ship chandler. When the theft is discovered Brooks begs his wife to square matters with the old man who agrees to grant Brooks immunity from punishment provided the wife pays the price. Mrs. Brooks is secretly loved by Jimsy Smith, a breezy Westerner and when he hears of the incident he offers to repay the old man the sum stolen from him and when he refuses, he threatens to kill him if he takes advantage of the suffering wife. Then he hands her a letter exonerating Brooks and after she has given this to her husband, she leaves him. Brooks then shoots himself and the widow finds happiness in Smith’s love. The supporting cast is excellent. Robert Cain is Brooks, Wyndham Standing is Smith and Frank Losee is Captain Williams. Others in the cast are Jane Farrell and Vera Beresford. SPLENDID ROLE IN ‘TAID IN FULL” FOR PAULINE FREDERICK Paramount Star Has Another Opportunity to Prove Her Versatility Appearing in one of the best roles of her screen career, Pauline Frederick, the beautiful Paramount star, will be seen in her new photoplay, “Paid in Full,” at the theatre next This is a superb picturization of Eugene Walter’s famous play of the same name that was produced in New York in 1907 and subsequently presented en tour with enormous success for several years. The story of the picture which was adapted by Charles E. Whittaker and directed by Emile Chautard, is a powerful one and deals with the trials of a young woman who is the wife of a shiftless and improvident clerk. He steals a large sum of money from his employer, a chandler known as Captain Williams, and to avoid prosecution he sends his wife to his employer as his intermediary. The old Captain seeks to ensnare the wife in his toils, but when a breezy Westerner, who secretly loves the woman, threatens to kill him if he takes advantage of her helplessness, he gives up the game and sends her away with a letter exonerating her husband. She then quits her husband, who commits suicide in despair, leaving her free to wed the man who had befriended and loved her for years. The picture is filled with unusually strong situations and every characterization contributes to the effectiveness of the story. The photography is unusually fine while the support provided for Miss Frederick is of the highest class. Robert Cain is leading man. Others in the cast are Wyndham Standing, Frank Losee, Jane Farrell and Vera Beresford. PAULINE FREDERICK FAMOUS FILM STAR HAS NOTABLE CAREER Beautiful Paramount Player to Be Seen Here in “Paid In FuH” PAULINE FREDERICK, the beautiful and talented Paramount star, is one of the best known motion picture players in the country. Her career has been one of unusual activity and as a motion picture star she has appeared in more diversified ichiaracterizations perhaps, than any other screen artist before the public. Miss Frederick was an actress on the stage for many years before she entered the silent drama and her success in the legitimate was remarkable. Her first screen appearance was in the superb Paramount picturization of Hall Caine’s great novel of “The Eternal City,” which scored an immense success and which recently was re-issued by Paramount in response to a popular demand for its reproduction. Miss Frederick’s remarkable portrayals of the heavy Sardou roles in Paramount pictures, notably “La Tosca,” immediately made her a popular favorite. A versatile actress, her art distinguishes each new portrayal she attempts. In her latest Paramount photoplay, “Paid in Full,” which will be shown at the theatre next she adds another charming impersonation to her already large and justly famous gallery of film portraits. The story is based upon Eugene Walter’s famous play, “Paid in Full,” which was a reigning stage success eleven years ago. It was directed by Emile Chautard and the scenario was written by Charles E. Whittaker. The supporting cast includes Robert Cain, Wyndham Standing, Frank Losee, Vera Beresford and others. 13