The Penalty

The Penalty

Find the Blonde and Get the Gangster!

NR 1941 · 80 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by Harold S. Bucquet · Written by Harry Ruskin

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