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The Shock

  • 1923
  • Passed
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Lon Chaney in The Shock (1923)
Drama

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Lambert Hillyer
  • Writers
    • Charles Kenyon
    • William Dudley Pelley
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney
    • Virginia Valli
    • Jack Mower
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    508
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    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writers
      • Charles Kenyon
      • William Dudley Pelley
    • Stars
      • Lon Chaney
      • Virginia Valli
      • Jack Mower
    • 19User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Lon Chaney
    Lon Chaney
    • Wilse Dilling
    Virginia Valli
    Virginia Valli
    • Gertrude Hadley
    Jack Mower
    Jack Mower
    • Jack Cooper
    William Welsh
    • Mischa Hadley
    Henry A. Barrows
    • John Cooper Sr.
    • (as Henry Barrows)
    Christine Mayo
    Christine Mayo
    • Ann Cardington
    Harry De Vere
    • Olaf Wismer
    • (as Harry Devere)
    John Beck
    • Bill
    Walter Long
    Walter Long
    • The Captain
    Pat Harmon
    Pat Harmon
    • Horse Cabdriver
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    William Lloyd
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    George Marion
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Murphy
    • Man Eating at Mandarin Cafe
    • (uncredited)
    Tôgô Yamamoto
    • Messenger at Restaurant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writers
      • Charles Kenyon
      • William Dudley Pelley
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    • Trivia
      A Jewel Production. Universal, lacking a proprietary theater chain, devised a three-tiered branding system to enable it to market its feature product to independent theater owners: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige productions capable of drawing higher roadshow ticket prices). This branding system ended in late 1929.
    • Goofs
      At about 43:05, Wilse is crossing a room in Anne's house. He moves his bad right foot which is paralyzed throughout the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

    User reviews19

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    Underrated
    Shock, The (1923)

    *** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Lon Chaney plays a cripple who has been used by a Chinatown gang to commit various crimes. He's sent away on his newest job where he falls in love with a girl but it turns out his job is to kill her father. As usual, Chaney gives a remarkable performance and I have no problem calling him one of the greatest actors ever. He perfectly captures all the right emotions for the role and his physical appearance of a cripple is remarkable. Two other highlights include a bank being blown up and an earthquake that happens in the film. The special effects are very good and the suspense and drama are very high.
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    • Mar 8, 2008

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bittersweet
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $90,220 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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