The Penalty

1920

Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 2784 2.8K

san francisco, california criminal underworld silent film mob boss brain surgery amputee

Plot summary

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.

Director

Wallace Worsley Photo
Wallace Worsley

Top cast

Lon Chaney Photo
Lon Chaney as Blizzard
Doris Pawn Photo
Doris Pawn as Barbary Nell
Milton Ross Photo
Milton Ross as Lichtenstein
Charles Clary Photo
Charles Clary as Dr. Ferris
720p.BLU
802.79 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Tenkun 8 / 10

Lon Chaney Sr. in- what else?- a grotesque tale of the macabre...

Reviewed by Tender-Flesh 8 / 10

Master!

Reviewed by funkyfry 8 / 10

One of Chaney's best films

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