Public Domain Movies

"The Penalty" (1920) is a powerful crime drama, in which Lon Chaney delivers one of his most memorable performances.  

An inexperienced doctor needlessly amputates a boy's legs after a traffic accident.  The boy grows up to be a criminal mastermind, determined to revenge himself on society and on the doctor that crippled him for life a long time ago.

The film has a strong 7.6 rating in IMDB.

Directed by          Wallace Worsley
Produced by             Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Scenario              Charles Kenyon
Based on                  the novel The Penalty by Gouverneur Morris
Starring               Lon Chaney
Cinematography  Donovan Short
Editing by            J.G. Hawks,  Frank E. Hull
Distributed by          Goldwyn Pictures
Release dates       August 1920
Running time             90 m.
Country                  USA
Language                  Silent film, English intertitles

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