Characters & Themes
The Penalty (1941) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1941 · 80 mins · English
- Directed by
- Harold S. Bucquet
- Starring
- Veda Ann Borg, Gus Schilling, Grant Mitchell, Marsha Hunt, Edward Arnold, Gloria DeHaven
In this gritty crime drama, the son of a ruthless mob boss starts to emulate his father’s violent ways. After he witnesses his father murder an FBI agent and a taxi driver, the courts intervene, placing the boy under protective custody and sending him to live with a modest farming family, forcing him to confront his dark legacy.
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