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The Penalty is an American psychological thriller crime film starring Lon Chaney and originally released in 1920 by Goldwyn Pictures. The movie was directed by Wallace Worsley, and written by Philip Lonergan and Charles Kenyon, based upon the pulp novel by Gouverneur Morris.
The Penalty: Directed by Wallace Worsley. With Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, Jim Mason, Lon Chaney. A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.
"The Penalty" is a powerful crime drama, in which Lon Chaney delivers one of his most memorable performances. Directed by Wallace Worsley. Produced by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. Scenario by Charles Kenyon. Based on the novel The Penalty by Gouverneur Morris. Starring Lon Chaney, Charles Clary, Ethel Grey Terry, Kenneth Harlan, Claire Adams.
The Penalty | Rotten Tomatoes. Released Nov 14, 1920 1h 10m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama. List. As a child, Blizzard (Lon Chaney) is involved in a car accident in which the attending...
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The Penalty is darker and edgier than most films produced in the subsequent decades of Hollywood. Its disturbing premise opens with medical malpractice on a child, and then takes us to his revenge as an adult.
The Penalty (1920) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 33m 1920. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. In this silent film, a criminal mastermind plots revenge against the doctor who amputated his legs. Cast & Crew. Read More. Wallace Worsley. Director. Lon Chaney. Blizzard. Ethel Grey Terry.
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were perhaps needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
