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The Penalty (1920) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1920 · 90 mins
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- Directed by
- Wallace Worsley
- Starring
- Lon Chaney, Lee Phelps, Ethel Grey Terry, Kenneth Harlan, James Pier Mason, Charles Clary
After a childhood accident leaves him with unnecessary double amputations, Blizzard becomes unhinged, channeling his trauma into violent crime. His ruthlessness propels him through the ranks of San Francisco’s gangs, ultimately establishing him as the dominant mob boss of the city’s underworld.
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