The Penalty

1h 30m
CrimeDramaThriller
6.9

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.

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
Montgomery Carlyle
A Crook (uncredited)
Michael Dark
Man (uncredited)
Cesare Gravina
Art Teacher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Policeman (uncredited)
Madlaine Traverse
Woman (uncredited)
Edouard Trebaol
Bubbles (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
A Crook (uncredited)

Crew

Wallace Worsley
Director
Charles Kenyon
Scenario Writer
Philip Lonergan
Scenario Writer
Gouverneur Morris
Adaptation, Novel
J.G. Hawks
Editor
Frank E. Hull
Editor
Don Short
Director of Photography
James Dugan
Assistant Director
Rex Beach
Executive Producer, Presenter
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer, Presenter
Clifford Robertson
Casting
Gilbert White
Art Direction

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