The Penalty

Directed by Wallace Worsley
Not Rated
1920    86mCrime, Drama,
7.383%77%6.9
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.
  • 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)
  • Madlaine TraverseWoman (uncredited)
  • Edouard TrebaolBubbles (uncredited)
  • Clarence WilsonA Crook (uncredited)
  • Wallace WorsleyDirector
  • Gouverneur MorrisNovel
  • Samuel GoldwynProducer
  • Rex BeachExecutive Producer
  • Gilbert WhiteArt Direction

The Penalty Ratings & Reviews

The Penalty Trivia

The Penalty was released on August 8, 1920.

The Penalty was directed by Wallace Worsley.

The Penalty has a runtime of 86 min.

The Penalty was produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

The key characters in The Penalty are Blizzard (Lon Chaney), Dr. Ferris (Charles Clary), Barbary Nell (Doris Pawn).

The Penalty is rated Not Rated.

The Penalty is a Crime, Drama, Horror film.

The Penalty has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.

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