Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1920 · 1h 30m

The Penalty

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Director
Wallace Worsley
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
Crew
Don Short — Director of Photography J.G. Hawks — Editor Frank E. Hull — Editor Gouverneur Morris — Novel Samuel Goldwyn — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
san francisco, californiacriminal underworldsilent filmmob bossbrain surgeryamputee
Key Collaborators
Wallace Worsley Director Don Short Director of Photography J.G. Hawks Editor Frank E. Hull Editor Gouverneur Morris Novel Samuel Goldwyn Producer
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