The Penalty

Aug 15, 1920

1h 30m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

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Cast

Blizzard

Lon Chaney

Dr. Ferris

Charles Clary

Barbary Nell

Doris Pawn

Frisco Pete (as James Mason)

James Pier Mason

Lichtenstein

Milton Ross

Rose

Ethel Grey Terry

Dr. Wilmot Allen

Kenneth Harlan

Barbara Ferris

Claire Adams

A Crook (uncredited)

Montgomery Carlyle

Man (uncredited)

Michael Dark

Art Teacher (uncredited)

Cesare Gravina

Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

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