Does The Penalty end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Penalty scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Penalty violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Penalty easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Penalty

Name: The Penalty
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1920
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Lon Chaney, Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, James Pier Mason, Milton Ross

Directed by Wallace Worsley

Produced by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

192090 min7.0 / 10

A dark psychological crime drama tracing how medical trauma and bodily mutilation forge a vengeful criminal mastermind in the San Francisco underworld.

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.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Conspiracy Thrillers Crime and Betrayal Stories Outcasts and Misfits American City Movies

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

San Francisco, California Criminal Underworld Silent Film Mob Boss Brain Surgery Amputee

Questions people ask

Does The Penalty end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Penalty sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Penalty scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Penalty violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Penalty easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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