Payment Deferred (1932)

Name: Payment Deferred
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1932-11-01

1h 21m

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November 1, 1932
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Plot.

Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young man refuses. Marble decides to kill his nephew. It is a twisted path to justice after Marble is transformed by the crime he committed and the wealth he gains.

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Release Date
November 1, 1932

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 21m

Genres
Thriller Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

murder

based on play or musical

pre-code

Wiki.

Payment Deferred is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan and Dorothy Peterson. Laughton portrays a man so desperate for money, he resorts to murder. It was based on the 1931 play of the same name by Jeffrey Dell, which was in turn based on the 1926 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. Laughton also played the lead role in the play, which opened on Broadway on September 30, 1931 and ran for 70 performances.