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The Penalty (1920)

90 min · Crime, crime film, drama film, psychological thriller film, silent film

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Wallace Worsley

Cast

Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, James Mason, Lon Chaney, Milton Ross

The story

left|thumb|thumbtime=6|The Penalty As described in a film magazine, Blizzard, the legless crime boss of the Barbary Coast underworld, is possessed of two ambitions. One is to get revenge upon Dr. Ferris, whose blunder during a childhood operation resulted in Blizzard's legs being hastily and unnecessarily amputated; the other is to rally the Reds in his organization and loot the city of San Francisco.

Catalogue themes and tags

Rach, San Francisco, Drama, Silent film, Horror, Indie, Black-and-white

Genres

Crime, crime film, drama film, psychological thriller film, silent film

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