The Penalty (1920)
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.
- Released
- 1920-08-15
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Wallace Worsley
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 60 votes
Cast
- Lon Chaney as Blizzard
- Charles Clary as Dr. Ferris
- Doris Pawn as Barbary Nell
- James Pier Mason as Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
- Milton Ross as Lichtenstein
- Ethel Grey Terry as Rose
- Kenneth Harlan as Dr. Wilmot Allen
- Claire Adams as Barbara Ferris
- Montgomery Carlyle as A Crook (uncredited)
- Michael Dark as Man (uncredited)
- Cesare Gravina as Art Teacher (uncredited)
- Lee Phelps as Policeman (uncredited)