The Penalty

6.8 NR1 hour 30 mins

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.

Keywords

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

Top 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