The Penalty

6.9 1920 90 min
NR
Crime Drama Thriller

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
Classification
NR

Cast

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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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