The Penalty(1920)

Synopsis

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were perhaps needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld. Out for revenge against the surgeon who performed his operation, he undergoes brain surgery which has a chance of altering his anti-social behavior.(English)

Mood

• Dark
• Emotional
• Gripping
• Intense
• Tense

Director

Wallace Worsley

Cast

• Charles Clary
• Doris Pawn
• Jim Mason

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