The Penalty

1920 film by Wallace Worsley
Movie film Q1922615
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The Penalty

Summary

The Penalty is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.045% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #42 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Penalty's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Penalty was directed by Wallace Worsley[4].
  • Charles Kenyon wrote the screenplay for The Penalty[5].
  • Philip Lonergan wrote the screenplay for The Penalty[6].
  • The Penalty's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Penalty's genre is crime film[8].
  • The Penalty's genre is psychological thriller film[9].
  • The Penalty's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Lon Chaney[11].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Charles Clary[12].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Ethel Grey Terry[13].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Doris Pawn[14].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was James Pier Mason[15].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Claire Adams[16].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Kenneth Harlan[17].
  • A cast member of The Penalty was Milton Ross[18].
  • The Penalty was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[19].
  • The Penalty's director of photography is recorded as Don Short[20].
  • The original language of The Penalty was English[21].
  • The Penalty's Commons category is recorded as The Penalty (film)[22].
  • The Penalty's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[23].
  • The Penalty's review score is recorded as 83%[24].
  • The Penalty's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • The Penalty's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • The Penalty was released on August 8, 1920[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Penalty was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[19]. It was directed by Wallace Worsley[4]. Screenwriters include Charles Kenyon[5] and Philip Lonergan[6]. Cast members include Lon Chaney[11], Charles Clary[12], Ethel Grey Terry[13], Doris Pawn[14], James Pier Mason[15], and Claire Adams[16].

Publication

Publication dates include August 8, 1920[27], June 3, 1921[28], February 1922[29], and August 20, 1928[30]. The original language of The Penalty was English[21]. Genres include silent film[7], crime film[8], psychological thriller film[9], and drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10[23] and 83%[24].

Why It Matters

The Penalty ranks in the top 0.045% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #42 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 11565
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 11565, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 10d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 50126
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 50126, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 9w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 the-penalty
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: the-penalty, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295968013|THE PENALTY (#295968013)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritro"
  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    P14449 60145
    Producer Samuel Goldwyn
    Publication date +1920-08-08T00:00:00Z, +1921-06-03T00:00:00Z, +1922-02-00T00:00:00Z +1
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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