The Penalty (1920)

Name: The Penalty
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1920-08-15
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Lon Chaney, Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, James Pier Mason, Milton Ross

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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Released 1920-08-15 · 90 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directed by 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
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)
Madlaine Traverse as Woman (uncredited)
Edouard Trebaol as Bubbles (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson as A Crook (uncredited)