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The Penalty

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The Penalty

6.9

1h 30m

1920

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.

Director

Wallace Worsley

CrimeDramaThriller

san francisco, californiacriminal underworldsilent filmmob bossbrain surgeryamputee

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Cast & Crew

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

as Blizzard

Charles Clary

Charles Clary

as Dr. Ferris

Doris Pawn

Doris Pawn

as Barbary Nell

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

as Frisco Pete (as James Mason)

Milton Ross

as Lichtenstein

Ethel Grey Terry

Ethel Grey Terry

as Rose

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

as Dr. Wilmot Allen

Claire Adams

Claire Adams

as Barbara Ferris

Montgomery Carlyle

as A Crook (uncredited)

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