Watch The Penalty (1920) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb August 15, 1920 1h 30m
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
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
August 15, 1920
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Budget
$89,000
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Lon Chaney
as Blizzard
Charles Clary
as Dr. Ferris
Doris Pawn
as Barbary Nell
James Pier Mason
as Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
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Milton Ross
as Lichtenstein
Ethel Grey Terry
as Rose
Kenneth Harlan
as Dr. Wilmot Allen
Claire Adams
as Barbara Ferris
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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)
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Edouard Trebaol
as Bubbles (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as A Crook (uncredited)
Production Companies
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Eminent Authors Pictures Inc
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