The Penalty

1920 6.9 (54 votes) 1h 30m

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Production Companies

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

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.

Key Crew

Director: Wallace Worsley

Producer: Samuel Goldwyn

Director of Photography: Don Short

Top 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

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