The Penalty 1920

Synopsis

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.

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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)

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