
The Penalty
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
Blizzard
Lon Chaney
Blizzard


Charles Clary
Charles Clary
Dr. Ferris
Charles Clary
Dr. Ferris


Doris Pawn
Doris Pawn
Barbary Nell
Doris Pawn
Barbary Nell


James Pier Mason
James Pier Mason
Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
James Pier Mason
Frisco Pete (as James Mason)
Milton Ross
Milton Ross
Lichtenstein
Milton Ross
Lichtenstein


Ethel Grey Terry
Ethel Grey Terry
Rose
Ethel Grey Terry
Rose


Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
Dr. Wilmot Allen
Kenneth Harlan
Dr. Wilmot Allen


Claire Adams
Claire Adams
Barbara Ferris
Claire Adams
Barbara Ferris
Montgomery Carlyle
Montgomery Carlyle
A Crook (uncredited)
Montgomery Carlyle
A Crook (uncredited)


Michael Dark
Michael Dark
Man (uncredited)
Michael Dark
Man (uncredited)
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