Movie
The Penalty
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1920-08-15
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Eminent Authors Pictures Inc
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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)
Crew
- Wallace Worsley - Director
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