
The Shock
1923 · Movie · 70 min · ★ 5.3
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1923
- Release date
- 1923-06-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 70 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (14 votes)
Themes
- blackmail
- earthquake
- silent film
- cripple
- disability
Cast & crew

Lon Chaney
as Wilse Dilling

Virginia Valli
as Gertrude Hadley

Jack Mower
as Jack Cooper

William Welsh
as Mischa Hadley

Henry A. Barrows
as John Cooper, Sr.

Christine Mayo
as Ann Cardington
- HV
Harry De Vere
as Olaf Wismer
- JB
John Beck
as Bill

Walter Long
as The Captain
Directed by Lambert Hillyer