The Penalty (1920)
- Crime
- Drama
- Thriller
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.
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (60 votes)
- Release date
- August 15, 1920
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Wallace Worsley
- Status
- Released
Top cast
Lon ChaneyBlizzard
Charles ClaryDr. Ferris
Doris PawnBarbary Nell
James Pier MasonFrisco Pete (as James Mason)
Milton RossLichtenstein
Ethel Grey TerryRose
Kenneth HarlanDr. Wilmot Allen
Claire AdamsBarbara Ferris- Montgomery CarlyleA Crook (uncredited)
Michael DarkMan (uncredited)
Cesare GravinaArt Teacher (uncredited)
Lee PhelpsPoliceman (uncredited)
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