The Penalty (1920 film)
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The Penalty (1920 film) is a silent crime drama best known for Lon Chaney’s intense performance as a legless criminal mastermind in one of his early star-making roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Penalty (1920 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Penalty (1913 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Gouverneur Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Blizzard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDescription | legless criminal mastermind ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Don Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Wallace Worsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Goldwyn Distributing Company
NERFINISHED
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Goldwyn Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| format | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | regarded as one of Lon Chaney’s breakthrough performances ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
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disability ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| leadActor | Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicForReleases | various later compiled scores for modern screenings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lon Chaney’s intense performance as a legless criminal mastermind
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early star-making role for Lon Chaney ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | Lon Chaney filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | underworld crime in an American city ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Goldwyn Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Charles Kenyon
NERFINISHED
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Philip Lonergan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Clary
NERFINISHED
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Claire Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Grey Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason (American actor, born 1889) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Harlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Penalty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jack Conway