- HD 1080
- Runtime: 70m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Lowell Sherman
- Stars: Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Hugh Trevor, William Janney, Helene Millard
- keywords: robbery, based on play or musical, pre-code, engaged couple
- Production_studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Slogan: The final reward is DEATH!
- The The Pay-Off is featured in the top rankings of 1930
- #36 in Top Drama Movies of 1930
- #10 in Top Crime Movies of 1930
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, resentful of the couple, plans to organize a mutiny against the gang's boss, but when he is killed in a botched robbery, the police focus their attention on the young couple.