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The Shock

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Also known as Shock

1923 film by Lambert Hillyer

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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.

Released: 1923-06-1070 minDir: Lambert HillyerDrama

Cast

  • 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

Themes

  • blackmail
  • earthquake
  • silent film
  • cripple
  • disability

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

584 votes

Year
1923
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Horror

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Cast member
Jack Mower
Producer
Carl Laemmle
Production company
Universal Pictures
Narrative location
San Francisco
Duration
96
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publication date
1923-06-10
title
The Shock
distributed by
Universal Pictures
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
Commons category
The Shock (1923 film)
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