Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 25, 2018

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 13, 2017

Part crime drama and part body horror, The Penalty (1920) helped to propel Lon Chaney to true stardom after seven years in the film business and a long roster of less memorable roles. The melodramatic adaptation of Gouverneur Morris' novel about an amputee crime lord gave Chaney the opportunity to...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 13, 2017

Part crime drama and part body horror, The Penalty (1920) helped to propel Lon Chaney to true stardom after seven years in the film business and a long roster of less memorable roles. The melodramatic adaptation of Gouverneur Morris' novel about an amputee crime lord gave Chaney the opportunity to...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on April 20, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on April 20, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Lon Chaney as we know him really arrived with the release of this movie. It has everything we love about him: impressive makeup, criminal mischief, madness, murder and scenery chewed with rare abandon. Who wouldn’t want   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 15, 2013

The Penalty (1920) Quando vi a cinebiografia de Lon Chaney, “O Homem de Mil Faces” (1957) fiquei muito impressionada com a sequência, recriada com perfeição pelo ator James Cagney, em que Lon grava uma cena do filme “The Miracle Man”, de 1919. Neste filme, Lon se faz p   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 15, 2013

The Penalty (1920) Quando vi a cinebiografia de Lon Chaney, “O Homem de Mil Faces” (1957) fiquei muito impressionada com a sequência, recriada com perfeição pelo ator James Cagney, em que Lon grava uma cena do filme “The Miracle Man”, de 1919. Neste filme, Lon se faz p   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on August 15, 2012

(1920) Directed by Wallace Worsley; Written by Charles Kenyon; Based on the novel The Penalty, by Gouverneur Morris; Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Claire Adams, Charles Clary, Doris Pawn and Jim Mason; Available on DVD Rating: *** ½ “When Satan fell from Heaven, he loo   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on August 15, 2012

(1920) Directed by Wallace Worsley; Written by Charles Kenyon; Based on the novel The Penalty, by Gouverneur Morris; Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Claire Adams, Charles Clary, Doris Pawn and Jim Mason; Available on DVD Rating: *** ½ “When Satan fell from Heaven, he loo   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

The Penalty (1920) Quando vi a cinebiografia de Lon Chaney, “O Homem de Mil Faces” (1957) fiquei muito impressionada com a sequência, recriada com perfeição pelo ator James Cagney, em que Lon grava uma cena do filme “The Miracle Man”, de 1919. Neste filme, Lon se faz   read more