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74% Critic Match
The Penalty
“Find the Blonde and Get the Gangster!”
7.4 / 10• 1941• 1h 20m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.
Cast & Crew
Gene Reynolds
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Lead
Edward Arnold
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
Lionel Barrymore
'Grandpop' Logan
Robert Sterling
Edward McCormick
Gene Reynolds
'Roosty'
Marsha Hunt
Katherine Logan
Emma Dunn
'Ma' McCormick
Veda Ann Borg
Julie Jackson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harold S. Bucquet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Penalty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
