The Penalty
In Theaters
August 15, 1920
Runtime: 1h 30m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Lon Chaney
Blizzard
Charles Clary
Dr. Ferris
Doris Pawn
Barbary Nell
James Pier Mason
Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
- MR
Milton Ross
Lichtenstein
Ethel Grey Terry
Rose
Kenneth Harlan
Dr. Wilmot Allen
Claire Adams
Barbara Ferris
- MC
Montgomery Carlyle
A Crook (uncredited)
Michael Dark
Man (uncredited)
Cesare Gravina
Art Teacher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Policeman (uncredited)
Madlaine Traverse
Woman (uncredited)
- ET
Edouard Trebaol
Bubbles (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
A Crook (uncredited)
Wallace Worsley
Director
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