The Penalty (1920)
15/08/1920
Crime, Drama, Thriller
1h 30m
- 69% (54 votes)
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Overview
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
- Wallace WorsleyDirector
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$89,000
Keywords
- san francisco, california
- criminal underworld
- silent film
- mob boss
- brain surgery
- amputee
Top Billed Cast
Lon Chaney
Blizzard
Charles Clary
Dr. Ferris
Doris Pawn
Barbary Nell
James Pier Mason
Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
Milton Ross
Lichtenstein
Ethel Grey Terry
Rose
Kenneth Harlan
Dr. Wilmot Allen
Claire Adams
Barbara Ferris
Montgomery Carlyle
A Crook (uncredited)
Michael Dark
Man (uncredited)
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