The Revenge Of Chaney

 

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THE PENALTY-1920-Dr. Ferris (Charles Clary) unnecessarily amputates the legs of a young boy after a car accident. The boy hears another doctor say to Ferris that he will lie to protect him. No one believes the boy when he tells what he heard. 20 years later, the boy is Blizzard (Lon Chaney), the legless crime boss of The Barbary Coast. He learns that Dr. Ferris has a daughter, sculptor Barbara (Claire Adams) and he agrees to pose for her sculpture of Satan to get close to her father for some sinister revenge. Meanwhile, female detective Rose (Ethel Grey Terry) infiltrates Blizzard's gang (who plan to ransack San Francisco) and winds up falling in love with the gangster. 

Great suspense crime drama from director Wallace Worsley who would later direct Chaney in the lost film THE BLIND BARGAIN (1922) and the classic THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923). Chaney once again gives a standout performance. As the legless gangster he was required to wear a brace that held his legs in back of him while he performed on his knees. It's said he could only do this for about 10 minutes at a time.

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