Back Pay is an extant 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage, produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures.

As described in a film magazine,[3] Hester Bevins (Owen), a young country girl, is loved by grocery store clerk Jerry Newcombe (Moore).

Some time later, she is in a beautiful Riverside Drive apartment in New York City that is provided for her by wealthy businessman Charles G. Wheeler (Sherry).

Associated with her are her companions Kitty (Duray) and Speed (Craig), and Hester has changed considerably from her small town roots.

Later, Hester learns Jerry lies badly wounded in an army hospital and wears the Distinguished Service Cross.