The Penalty (1920)
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 billed cast
Lon ChaneyBlizzard
Charles ClaryDr. Ferris
Doris PawnBarbary Nell
James Pier MasonFrisco Pete (as James Mason)
Milton RossLichtenstein
Ethel Grey TerryRose
Kenneth HarlanDr. Wilmot Allen
Claire AdamsBarbara Ferris- Montgomery CarlyleA Crook (uncredited)
Michael DarkMan (uncredited)
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