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6.9/10 • 54

1920-08-151h 30m

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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.

Directors
Wallace Worsley
Editors
Frank E. Hull

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  1. Lon Chaney

    Lon Chaney

    Blizzard

  2. Charles Clary

    Charles Clary

    Dr. Ferris

  3. Doris Pawn

    Doris Pawn

    Barbary Nell

  4. James Pier Mason

    James Pier Mason

    Frisco Pete (as James Mason)

  5. Milton Ross

    Milton Ross

    Lichtenstein

  6. Ethel Grey Terry

    Ethel Grey Terry

    Rose

  7. Kenneth Harlan

    Kenneth Harlan

    Dr. Wilmot Allen

  8. Claire Adams

    Claire Adams

    Barbara Ferris

  9. Montgomery Carlyle

    Montgomery Carlyle

    A Crook (uncredited)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$89,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
san francisco, californiacriminal underworldsilent filmmob bossbrain surgeryamputee