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The Penalty

The Penalty

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Crime   Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 89,000
🌏 Languages Available: No Language
📆 Date Released: 1920-08-15
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

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

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