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The Penalty

Name: The Penalty
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1920-08-15
Duration: 1 h 30 min

1920 · 1h 30m · NR · EN · United States of America

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.

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Director: Wallace Worsley
Writers: —
Release date: August 15, 1920
Runtime: 1h 30m
Original language: EN
Production countries: United States of America
Production companies: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Eminent Authors Pictures Inc
Certification: NR
Budget: $89,000
Revenue: —

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Keywords

san francisco, californiacriminal underworldsilent filmmob bossbrain surgeryamputee

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)

Cesare Gravina

Art Teacher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Policeman (uncredited)

Madlaine Traverse

Woman (uncredited)

Edouard Trebaol

Bubbles (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

A Crook (uncredited)

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