The Penalty
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The Penalty is a 1920 silent crime-horror film starring Lon Chaney as a legless criminal mastermind, renowned for showcasing his extreme physical transformation and intense performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Penalty canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6621159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Penalty Context triple: [Lon Chaney, notableWork, The Penalty]
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A.
Fields of Punishment
Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
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B.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Winners and Sinners
Winners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, known for blending martial arts with slapstick humor and featuring early appearances by Jackie Chan.
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D.
Payback
Payback is a 1999 neo-noir crime film starring Mel Gibson as a vengeful thief seeking repayment after being double-crossed.
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E.
The Payoff
"The Payoff" is a 1935 American crime drama film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking newspaper reporter entangled in corruption and murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Penalty Target entity description: The Penalty is a 1920 silent crime-horror film starring Lon Chaney as a legless criminal mastermind, renowned for showcasing his extreme physical transformation and intense performance.
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A.
Fields of Punishment
Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
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B.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Winners and Sinners
Winners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, known for blending martial arts with slapstick humor and featuring early appearances by Jackie Chan.
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D.
Payback
Payback is a 1999 neo-noir crime film starring Mel Gibson as a vengeful thief seeking repayment after being double-crossed.
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E.
The Payoff
"The Payoff" is a 1935 American crime drama film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking newspaper reporter entangled in corruption and murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Gouverneur Morris ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Penalty (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Penalty (1920 film)
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| character |
Barbara Ferris
ⓘ
Blizzard ⓘ Dr. Ferris ⓘ Rose ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Don Short ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Wallace Worsley ⓘ |
| distributor | Goldwyn Distributing Company ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Miranda ⓘ |
| era | 1920s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | practical effects ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | silent ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | surviving film ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | regarded as one of Lon Chaney’s early major roles ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
ⓘ
disability ⓘ obsession ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| includedIn | Lon Chaney filmography ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lon Chaney’s extreme physical transformation to portray a legless man
ⓘ
Lon Chaney’s intense performance as Blizzard ⓘ use of special harnesses to simulate leg amputation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A legless criminal mastermind named Blizzard seeks revenge on the surgeon who amputated his legs and plots a violent crime against San Francisco. ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Goldwyn Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | August 1920 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Kenyon ⓘ |
| setting | San Francisco ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Clary
ⓘ
Ethel Grey Terry ⓘ James Mason (silent-era actor) ⓘ Lon Chaney ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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