The Penalty

The Penalty (1920)


  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1920-08-15
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 49 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Wallace Worsley
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Summary

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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  • Lon Chaney

    as Blizzard
  • Charles Clary

    as Dr. Ferris
  • Doris Pawn

    as Barbary Nell
  • James Pier Mason

    as Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
  • Milton Ross

    as Lichtenstein
  • Ethel Grey Terry

    as Rose
  • Kenneth Harlan

    as Dr. Wilmot Allen
  • Claire Adams

    as Barbara Ferris
  • Montgomery Carlyle

    as A Crook (uncredited)
  • Michael Dark

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Cesare Gravina

    as Art Teacher (uncredited)
  • Lee Phelps

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Madlaine Traverse

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Edouard Trebaol

    as Bubbles (uncredited)
  • Clarence Wilson

    as A Crook (uncredited)
Directing Wallace Worsley Director
Writing Gouverneur Morris Novel
Writing Gouverneur Morris Adaptation
Writing Charles Kenyon Scenario Writer
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Art Gilbert White Art Direction
Editing J.G. Hawks Editor
Camera Don Short Director of Photography
Production Rex Beach Executive Producer
Editing Frank E. Hull Editor
Production Clifford Robertson Casting
Writing Philip Lonergan Scenario Writer
Directing James Dugan Assistant Director
Crew Rex Beach Presenter
Crew Samuel Goldwyn Presenter

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