The read
A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Wallace WorsleyDirector
Cast
- Lon ChaneyBlizzard
- Charles ClaryDr. Ferris
- Doris PawnBarbary Nell
- James Pier MasonFrisco Pete (as James Mason)
- Milton RossLichtenstein
- Ethel Grey TerryRose
- Kenneth HarlanDr. Wilmot Allen
- Claire AdamsBarbara Ferris
- Montgomery CarlyleA Crook (uncredited)
- Michael DarkMan (uncredited)
- Cesare GravinaArt Teacher (uncredited)
- Lee PhelpsPoliceman (uncredited)
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Themes
san francisco, californiacriminal underworldsilent filmmob bossbrain surgeryamputee