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The Shock poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.2 / 100
1923·Crime / Drama / Horror·1h 36m

THE SHOCK

A gang of blackmailers sends a cripple to San Francisco to expose a banker they have been blackmailing. However, the cripple meets and falls in love with the banker's daughter.

Above the Line
Lambert Hillyer·DirectorCharles Kenyon·WriterArthur F. Statter·WriterDwight Warren·Director of Photography
Cast
Lon Chaney·Wilse DillingVirginia Valli·Gertrude HadleyJack Mower·Jack CooperWilliam Welsh·Mischa HadleyHenry A. Barrows·John Cooper, Sr.Christine Mayo·Ann CardingtonHarry De Vere·Olaf WismerJohn Beck·BillWalter Long·The Captain
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Lambert Hillyer·Director
Writing· 3
Charles Kenyon·WriterWilliam Dudley Pelley·StoryArthur F. Statter·Writer
Camera· 1
Dwight Warren·Director of Photography
Production· 1
Carl Laemmle·Producer
By the Numbers
57.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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