The Penalty
★ 7 · 1920 · 90m · Crime · Drama · Thriller
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
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