Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were perhaps needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld. Out for revenge against the surgeon who performed his operation, he undergoes brain surgery which has a chance of altering his anti-social behavior.
Directed By
Wallace WorsleyWritten By
Gouverneur Morris, Charles Kenyon, Philip LonerganStudio
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Eminent Authors Pictures IncCast of The Penalty
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