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The Penalty (1920)

Genre : Crime, Drama, Horror

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Wallace Worsley

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.

Actors

Charles Clary
Charles Clary
Dr. Ferris
Doris Pawn
Doris Pawn
Barbary Nell
Claire Adams
Claire Adams
Barbara Ferris
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
Blizzard
Jim Mason
Jim Mason
Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
Milton Ross
Milton Ross
Lichtenstein
Ethel Grey Terry
Ethel Grey Terry
Rose
Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
Dr. Wilmot Allen
Cesare Gravina
Cesare Gravina
Art Teacher (uncredited)
Montgomery Carlyle
Montgomery Carlyle
A Crook (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Policeman (uncredited)
Madlaine Traverse
Madlaine Traverse
Woman (uncredited)
Edouard Trebaol
Edouard Trebaol
Bubbles (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
A Crook (uncredited)

Crews

Wallace Worsley
Wallace Worsley
Director
Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris
Novel
Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris
Adaptation
Charles Kenyon
Charles Kenyon
Scenario Writer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Gilbert White
Gilbert White
Art Direction
Don Short
Don Short
Director of Photography
Rex Beach
Rex Beach
Executive Producer
J.G. Hawks
J.G. Hawks
Editor
Frank E. Hull
Frank E. Hull
Editor
Clifford Robertson
Clifford Robertson
Casting

Posters and backgrounds

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