I don't know how many musical scores this movie has. I have seen a version which didn't have any soundtrack so viewing it in complete silence was a weird experience. However that didn't take away too much enjoyment from my viewing experience. The plot is here very simple, a boy whose legs are amputated which aferwards didn't seem necessary. Later when the boy has grown up into an adult despite his handicap has become a mob leader named Blizzard feared by his employees and enemies. He has no trouble having people killed who stand in his way that is until pretty agent Rose goes undercover as a worker into his mansion soon developing into his personal assistant pedaling the piano. Still Blizzard seeks for revenge against doctor Ferris who he holds responsible for his handicap. When the doctor's daughter Barbara wants to make a Satan portrait out of clay, Blizzard succeeds in getting to model for it as a step to get his revenge on the doctor. Excellent performance by Lon Chaney his mean facial expressions are scary and he really looks and moves like a real crippled man. I wonder if they worked with a body double here. The end is surprising and eventually tragic.
Review of The Penalty
