Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
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| Directing | Wallace Worsley | Director |
| Writing | Gouverneur Morris | Novel |
| Writing | Gouverneur Morris | Adaptation |
| Writing | Charles Kenyon | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Art | Gilbert White | Art Direction |
| Editing | J.G. Hawks | Editor |
| Camera | Don Short | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rex Beach | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Frank E. Hull | Editor |
| Production | Clifford Robertson | Casting |
| Writing | Philip Lonergan | Scenario Writer |
| Directing | James Dugan | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Rex Beach | Presenter |
| Crew | Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
