The Penalty

Summary

The Penalty is a silent film^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Penalty's video is recorded as The Penalty (Wallace Worsley, 1920).webm^[3].
• The Penalty's image is recorded as Lon Chaney in The Penalty by Wallace Worsley Film Daily 1920.png^[4].
• The Penalty's instance of is recorded as silent film^[5].
• The Penalty's director is recorded as Wallace Worsley^[6].
• The Penalty's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Kenyon^[7].
• The Penalty's screenwriter is recorded as Philip Lonergan^[8].
• The Penalty's genre is recorded as silent film^[9].
• The Penalty's genre is recorded as crime film^[10].
• The Penalty's genre is recorded as thriller^[11].
• The Penalty's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as Lon Chaney^[13].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as Charles Clary^[14].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as Ethel Grey Terry^[15].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as Doris Pawn^[16].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as James Pier Mason^[17].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as Claire Adams^[18].
• The Penalty's cast member is recorded as Kenneth Harlan^[19].
• The Penalty's producer is recorded as Samuel Goldwyn^[20].
• The Penalty's director of photography is recorded as Don Short^[21].
• The Penalty's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0011565^[22].
• The Penalty's Commons category is recorded as The Penalty (film)^[23].
• The Penalty's review score is recorded as 7.3/10^[24].
• The Penalty's review score is recorded as 83%^[25].
• The Penalty's color is recorded as black-and-white^[26].
• The Penalty's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 489364^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Penalty's producer is recorded as Samuel Goldwyn^[20]. Its director is recorded as Wallace Worsley^[6]. Screenwriters include Charles Kenyon^[7] and Philip Lonergan^[8]. Cast members include Lon Chaney^[13], Charles Clary^[14], Ethel Grey Terry^[15], Doris Pawn^[16], James Pier Mason^[17], and Claire Adams^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1920-08-08T00:00:00Z^[28], +1921-06-03T00:00:00Z^[29], +1922-02-00T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1928-08-20T00:00:00Z^[31]. Genres include silent film^[9], crime film^[10], thriller^[11], and drama film^[12].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10^[24] and 83%^[25].

Why It Matters

The Penalty ranks in the top 5% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]