The Penalty
August 15, 1920
90 minutes
6.9
CrimeDramaThriller

The Penalty

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