The Penalty (1920)
With Lon Chaney, Charles Clary, Ethel Grey Terry, Doris Pawn, James Pier Mason, Claire Adams, Kenneth Harlan, Milton Ross
Directed by Wallace Worsley
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. The budget for the film was $88,868.00. Portions of the film were shot in San Francisco.
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