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The Penalty

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.

Director

Wallace Worsley

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crime, drama, horror

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Goldwyn Pictures Corporation,Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

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Dr. Ferris

Barbary Nell

Frisco Pete

Blizzard

Lichtenstein

Rose

Ethel Grey Terry

Dr. Wilmot Allen

Barbara Ferris

A Crook

Montgomery Carlyle

Man

Art Teacher

Policeman

Woman

Madlaine Traverse

Bubbles

Edouard Trebaol

A Crook

Clarence Wilson

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Blizzard Barbara Ferris Dr. Ferris Rose Lichtenstein Dr. Wilmot Allen Bubbles

THE PENALTY
From the story of COUNERNEUR MORRIS - The Penalty

THE PENALTY From the story of COUNERNEUR MORRIS

A victim of the city
traffic. - The Penalty

A victim of the city traffic.

It was young Dr. Feris'
first serious case. - The Penalty

It was young Dr. Feris' first serious case.

I dared not wait any longer. - The Penalty

I dared not wait any longer.

I amputated both legs
above the knee. - The Penalty

I amputated both legs above the knee.

Good God! You should
not have amputated! - The Penalty

Good God! You should not have amputated!

You have mangled this
poor child for life. - The Penalty

You have mangled this poor child for life.

My poor boy, I will do
what I can for you. - The Penalty

My poor boy, I will do what I can for you.

Only immediate amputation
could save your child's life. - The Penalty

Only immediate amputation could save your child's life.

He imagines he heard us. It's the
effect of the ether. - The Penalty

He imagines he heard us. It's the effect of the ether.

Twenty seven years later... San
Francisco is the richest city
in the western world. - The Penalty

Twenty seven years later... San Francisco is the richest cit...

Blizzard, lord and master
of the underworld. - The Penalty

Blizzard, lord and master of the underworld.

Lichtenstein, of the Federal
Secret Service. - The Penalty

Lichtenstein, of the Federal Secret Service.

Rose, his most daring
operative. - The Penalty

Rose, his most daring operative.

Rose, this detail I'm offering you
is so dangerous, I hope
you will turn it down. - The Penalty

Rose, this detail I'm offering you is so dangerous, I h...

It' s always Blizzard,
that cripple from Hell. - The Penalty

It' s always Blizzard, that cripple from Hell.

Do you remember sweet Barbary
Nell who wandered from our fold? - The Penalty

Do you remember sweet Barbary Nell who wandered from our fol...

I could get him for theft, arson,
murder, but his criminal machine
would still grind on. - The Penalty

I could get him for theft, arson, murder, but his criminal m...

I could get him for theft - The Penalty

I could get him for theft

He' s gathered up his dance hall girls
and he' s put them to work in his house,
making hats, thousands of hats. - The Penalty

He' s gathered up his dance hall girls and he' s p...

"I believe Blizzard is hatching
something so big,
it endangers the city. - The Penalty

"I believe Blizzard is hatching something so big, it en...

Who strayed from us - The Penalty

Who strayed from us

By the way, Barbary Nell, who
strayed from us, now sleeps
upon a marble stab... - The Penalty

By the way, Barbary Nell, who strayed from us, now sleeps up...

A woman who enters that den
risks worse than death. - The Penalty

A woman who enters that den risks worse than death.

... and I shall walk
as men walk. - The Penalty

... and I shall walk as men walk.

I shall be the master of a city! - The Penalty

I shall be the master of a city!

"And for my mangled years
the city shall pay me... - The Penalty

"And for my mangled years the city shall pay me...

But you won' t live to see it...
if you don' t pedal better. - The Penalty

But you won' t live to see it... if you don' t ped...

It means living in that devil' s house till you find out what he' s up to - The Penalty

It means living in that devil' s house till you find...

It means living in that devil' s house
till you find out what he' s up to. - The Penalty

It means living in that devil' s house till you find ou...

Dr. Ferris, now the most famous
surgeon in his line. - The Penalty

Dr. Ferris, now the most famous surgeon in his line.

Dr. Wilmot Allen, his assistant. - The Penalty

Dr. Wilmot Allen, his assistant.

Blizzard had agents
in strange places. - The Penalty

Blizzard had agents in strange places.

Barbara asked me to call for her. - The Penalty

Barbara asked me to call for her.

The surgeon' s daughter Barbara,
had dedicated herself to Art. - The Penalty

The surgeon' s daughter Barbara, had dedicated herself ...

I' m dreadfully discouraged. - The Penalty

I' m dreadfully discouraged.

Some day she will realize
that this is all nonsense. - The Penalty

Some day she will realize that this is all nonsense.

Haven' t I waited long enough?
Why don' t you chuck it, Barbara? - The Penalty

Haven' t I waited long enough? Why don' t you chuc...

Not until I have done at least one
thing that is worth doing. - The Penalty

Not until I have done at least one thing that is worth doing...

And I' m going to do Satan,
after the fall'. - The Penalty

And I' m going to do Satan, after the fall'.

If I fail - The Penalty

If I fail... - The Penalty

Nothing to report.
Blizzard keeps
plans to himself. - The Penalty

Nothing to report. Blizzard keeps plans to himself.

Rose has been there a week...
and she' s learned nothing. - The Penalty

Rose has been there a week... and she' s learned nothin...

You are not afraid of me...
you look me in the eyes. - The Penalty

You are not afraid of me... you look me in the eyes.

How could I be afraid...
when you play like that? - The Penalty

How could I be afraid... when you play like that?

WANTED - Model to pose of
"Satan After the Fall".
If you thing look like Satan, - The Penalty

WANTED - Model to pose of "Satan After the Fall". ...

Be in front of that studio
tomorrow and see that no
applicant but myself enters it. - The Penalty

Be in front of that studio tomorrow and see that no applican...

Everything comes to him who waits - The Penalty

Everything comes to him who waits

You have mangled this child for life - The Penalty

You have mangled this child for life

Do I look like Satan - The Penalty

Do I look like Satan

Before I am through with her
and her father, they' think
I' m the devil himself. - The Penalty

Before I am through with her and her father, they' thin...

9 A.M, Barbara' s Studio
at 32 Institute Place. - The Penalty

9 A.M, Barbara' s Studio at 32 Institute Place.

Bubbles, a street waif whom
Barbara has befriended. - The Penalty

Bubbles, a street waif whom Barbara has befriended.

Whenever Blizzard was absent,
Rose hunted for clues. - The Penalty

Whenever Blizzard was absent, Rose hunted for clues.

Some excellent judges think that I resemble Satan - The Penalty

Some excellent judges think that I resemble Satan

I knew about when I was bumming the streets cat throat' s his middle name - The Penalty

I knew about when I was bumming the streets cat throat'...

I knew about when I was
bumming the streets
cat-throat' s his middle name. - The Penalty

I knew about when I was bumming the streets cat-throat'...

If I could catch that
expression in the day...
I' d be famous. - The Penalty

If I could catch that expression in the day... I' d be ...

How do you happen to know so much about Art - The Penalty

How do you happen to know so much about Art

How do you happen
to know so much
about Art? - The Penalty

How do you happen to know so much about Art?

But he detested little boys with
their legs clipped off. So at
fifteen I hoppled out of his life. - The Penalty

But he detested little boys with their legs clipped off. So ...

I could write a better
treatise on sculpture
myself. - The Penalty

I could write a better treatise on sculpture myself.

Why do you live in
the underworld? - The Penalty

Why do you live in the underworld?

Why do you live in the underworld - The Penalty

Why do you live in the underworld

When Satan fell from
Heaven he looked for
power in Hell. - The Penalty

When Satan fell from Heaven he looked for power in Hell.

Hugely satisfied with
his morning s work. - The Penalty

Hugely satisfied with his morning s work.

Under the piano my darling...
we will have some music. - The Penalty

Under the piano my darling... we will have some music.

I have a feeling I shall
waft you into Heaven. - The Penalty

I have a feeling I shall waft you into Heaven.

A death song Rose - The Penalty

A death song Rose

Rose was my best bet...
so far she' s learned nothing. - The Penalty

Rose was my best bet... so far she' s learned nothing.

"I could not have played that
way without your help. - The Penalty

"I could not have played that way without your help.

Go back to work...
I can murder anything
but music. - The Penalty

Go back to work... I can murder anything but music.

Days passed and the clay grew
into the image of the man
who was like Satan... - The Penalty

Days passed and the clay grew into the image of the man who ...

Into a face clothed with
evil intent. - The Penalty

Into a face clothed with evil intent.

In time the man would mangle the soul of the daughter - The Penalty

In time the man would mangle the soul of the daughter

The end of this passage
is barred by a gate - The Penalty

The end of this passage is barred by a gate

But the most remarkable
of all is a fully-equipped
operating room. - The Penalty

But the most remarkable of all is a fully-equipped operating...

If you say it' s good,
I know it' s good. - The Penalty

If you say it' s good, I know it' s good.

But she hesitated for
this would mean the
end of Blizzard. - The Penalty

But she hesitated for this would mean the end of Blizzard.

I know of Dr. Allen...
and of his great master,
Dr. Ferris." - The Penalty

I know of Dr. Allen... and of his great master, Dr. Ferris.&...

I will come tomorrow
at the same time. - The Penalty

I will come tomorrow at the same time.

What an admirable
pair of legs. - The Penalty

What an admirable pair of legs.

That monster ought
to be chloroformed and
put out of the way. - The Penalty

That monster ought to be chloroformed and put out of the way...

That monster ought to be chloroformed and put out of the way - The Penalty

That monster ought to be chloroformed and put out of the way

May I talk with
Mr. Blizzard alone? - The Penalty

May I talk with Mr. Blizzard alone?

I have followed every step of your
career, and you have indeed profited
by your early mistakes. - The Penalty

I have followed every step of your career, and you have inde...

You were the child
whose life I ruined? - The Penalty

You were the child whose life I ruined?

Don' t let that trouble
you too deeply. - The Penalty

Don' t let that trouble you too deeply.

It is now in your power
to repair your error. - The Penalty

It is now in your power to repair your error.

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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.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Wallace Worsley

Writer: Gouverneur Morris, Charles Kenyon, Philip Lonergan

Production: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation,Eminent Authors Pictures Inc

Genre: crime, drama, horror

Year: 1920

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Aug 1920

Awards: N/A

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