The Shock (film)
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This article is about the 1923 silent film. For similar uses, see Shock § Films.
The Shock is a 1923 American silent drama film (a Universal Jewel) directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lon Chaney as a disabled man named Wilse Dilling.[1] The film was written by Arthur Statter and Charles Kenyon, based on a magazine story by William Dudley Pelley. This is one of the rare Lon Chaney films where he gets the girl. The film is readily available on DVD.[2]
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Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
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Based on | The Pit of the Golden Dragon (magazine story) by William Dudley Pelley |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Lon Chaney Virginia Valli Christine Mayo Jack Mower |
Cinematography | Dwight Warren |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 64 minutes (7 reels, 6,738 ft.) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Costing only $90,000 to make, the film took in a huge profit for Universal. A lobby card from the film can be seen on the internet,[3] as well as the film's poster art.[4] The film's tagline was "You haven't seen anything yet!"