Review of The Penalty

The Penalty (1920)
7/10
See it for Lon Chaney's performance
11 September 2000
Lon Chaney gives an outstanding performance as the evil genius controlling San Francisco's crime syndicate. How he moves around with his legs strapped back is amazing. Ethel Grey Terry as a Federal undercover agent infiltrating the syndicate is also notable.

The ending seems dumb by modern standards, but the picture is worth seeing anyway.
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