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Gouverneur Morris (novel)
Charles Kenyon (scenario)
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August 1920 (USA) more
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What was the secret of the tremendous power exerted by Blizzard over everybody he met? Why did Rose, the secret service operative detailed to spy on Blizzard and ferret out his secret, end by falling in love with him? Why did every crook in San Francisco tremble at his frown? Why did he hold thousands in peril of their lives? Come and see! more
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Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were perhaps needlessly amputated after an accident... more | add synopsis
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A Chaney MASTERPIECE !!! more (24 total)
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(Credited cast) | Charles Clary | ... | Dr. Ferris |
| Doris Pawn | ... | Barbary Nell |
| Jim Mason | ... | Frisco Pete (as James Mason) |
 | Lon Chaney | ... | Blizzard |
| Milton Ross | ... | Lichtenstein |
| Ethel Grey Terry | ... | Rose |
| Kenneth Harlan | ... | Dr. Wilmot Allen |
| Claire Adams | ... | Barbara Ferris |
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90 min (2004 alternate version)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Lon Chaney could wear the harness for only ten minutes before the pain became intolerable. more
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Featured in Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV) more
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The Immortal Lon Chaney (Sr) does it again! He plays a man who vows revenge against the doctor who "mistakenly" amputed his legs when he was a child.
This is a story of cold hatred and revenge -- much like Chaney's "West of Zanzibar".
I feel that the person who wrote the synopsis of this film gave too much away......it's better to watch it not knowing what happens.....
Chaney underwent excruciating pain, having his legs doubled up under his coat, and walking on his KNEES! (He could only do it for short periods of time).
ANYONE who dislikes silent films should watch THIS film; it's riveting right to the very end!