Payment Deferred (1932)

  • NR
  • 11/07/1932 (US)
  • Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 21m

Overview

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.

Ernest Vajda

Screenplay

C. S. Forester

Novel

Claudine West

Screenplay

Lothar Mendes

Director

Cast

Charles Laughton's headshot

Charles Laughton

William Marble
Maureen O'Sullivan's headshot

Maureen O'Sullivan

Winnie Marble
Dorothy Peterson's headshot

Dorothy Peterson

Annie Marble
Verree Teasdale's headshot

Verree Teasdale

Marguerite Collins
Ray Milland's headshot

Ray Milland

James Medland
Billy Bevan's headshot

Billy Bevan

Charlie Hammond
Halliwell Hobbes's headshot

Halliwell Hobbes

A Prospective Tenant
William Stack's headshot

William Stack

A Doctor

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