The Penalty (1920 film) - Directed by Wallace Worsley - Full Movie

A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.

The Penalty is an American psychological thriller crime film starring Lon Chaney and originally released in 1920 by Goldwyn Pictures. The movie was directed by Wallace Worsley, and written by Philip Lonergan and Charles Kenyon, based upon the pulp novel by Gouverneur Morris. The supporting cast includes Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, Jim Mason, and Claire Adams. The copyright for the film was owned by Gouverneur Morris, who wrote the novel on which the film was based.

Directed by: Wallace Worsley
Written by: Charles Kenyon, Philip Lonergan
Based on: The Penalty by Gouverneur Morris
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn, Rex Beach
Starring: Lon Chaney, Sr.
Cinematography: Donovan Short
Edited by: Frank E. Hull
Distributed by: Goldwyn Pictures
Release date: August 1920
Running time: 87 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)