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.

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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
director Wallace Worsley NERFINISHED
distributor Goldwyn Distributing Company NERFINISHED
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED
era silent era
format silent
genre crime film
drama film
hasColor black-and-white
hasLegacy regarded as one of Lon Chaney’s breakthrough performances
hasTheme crime
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
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
Philip Lonergan NERFINISHED
setting San Francisco NERFINISHED
starring Charles Clary NERFINISHED
Claire Adams NERFINISHED
Ethel Grey Terry NERFINISHED
James Mason (American actor, born 1889) NERFINISHED
Kenneth Harlan NERFINISHED
Lon Chaney NERFINISHED
title The Penalty NERFINISHED

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Jack Conway (film director) directed The Penalty (1920 film)
subject surface form: Jack Conway