Aug 15, 1920
90 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Crime Drama Thriller

Country

United States of America

Companies

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

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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