The Penalty is a 1920 Silent-language Crime Drama motion picture written by Charles Kenyon and Philip Lonergan. The movie is directed by Wallace Worsley and produced by Samuel Goldwyn and Rex Beach. Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were perhaps needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld. Out for revenge against the surgeon who performed his operation, he undergoes brain surgery which has a chance of altering his anti-social behavior. Written by Doug Sederberg. The penalty features Lon Chaney in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Sr., Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, Jim Mason, Milton Ross and Ethel Grey Terry. The movie is based on The Penalty by Gouverneur Morris. Cinematography was done by Donovan Short and editing by Frank E. Hull. The motion picture has a running time of 90 minutes. It was released on 8th August 1920. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Goldwyn Pictures.