The Penalty

The Penalty

1920•1h 30m•6.9/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(55)

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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Production

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Blizzard

Charles Clary

Charles Clary

Dr. Ferris

Doris Pawn

Doris Pawn

Barbary Nell

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

Frisco Pete (as James Mason)

Milton Ross

Lichtenstein

Ethel Grey Terry

Ethel Grey Terry

Rose

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Dr. Wilmot Allen

Claire Adams

Claire Adams

Barbara Ferris

Montgomery Carlyle

A Crook (uncredited)

Michael Dark

Michael Dark

Man (uncredited)

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Gravina

Art Teacher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Policeman (uncredited)

Madlaine Traverse

Madlaine Traverse

Woman (uncredited)

Edouard Trebaol

Bubbles (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

A Crook (uncredited)

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