The Shock
Cast & Crew
Lambert Hillyer
Lon Chaney
Virginia Valli
Jack Mower
William Welsh
Henry Barrows
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Wilse Dilling, a cripple, is sent by his underworld boss, "Queen Anne," to San Francisco to expose banker Mischa Hadley's robbery, for which the gang has been blackmailing him. However, Wilse falls in love with Gertrude Hadley, the daughter of his victim, reforms under her good influence, and destroys the evidence against Hadley. Furious at Wilse's doublecross, "Queen Anne" abducts Gertrude and places her in a Chinese dive to trap Wilse. They are in Anne's power when a great earthquake occurs and allows them to escape. Wilse is cured--possibly by the earthquake itself, possibly by surgery--and marries Gertrude.
Director
Lambert Hillyer
Cast
Lon Chaney
Virginia Valli
Jack Mower
William Welsh
Henry Barrows
Christine Mayo
Harry Devere
John Beck
Walter Long
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
The working title of this film was Bittersweet. Although Arthur Statter is credited with the scenario credit in Universal records, reviews credit Charles Kenyon.
