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The Shock


Date: 1923
Type: Crime drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Producer: Carl Laemmle
Comment/Synopsis
A crippled criminal is set by his crime boss to a small town to spy on a banker but develops a romantic relationship with his daughter. This has a well worked plot with some good characters and twists to the plot. Lon CHaney gives a strong performance as the manipulated man with a disability finding some meaning to his life.
Actors
Lon Chaney
Virginia ValliVirginia Valli
Jack Mower
William Welsh
Henry Barrows
Christine Mayo

Oscars
None
Production
Universal Pictures