# The Shock

Title: The Shock Summary: 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. Directed by: Lambert Hillyer Actors: Lon Chaney, Virginia Valli, Jack Mower Production Company: Universal Pictures Release Date: 10 June 1923 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1 Mysterious, sinister Wilse Dilling receives a coded message to go to the home of Queen Ann, a powerful crime boss. When Wilse meets with her, she sends him to the town of Fallbrook, where he is to await her instructions. Being practically wheelchair-bound has not stopped Dilling from committing a lengthy series of crimes, but to his surprise, he finds that the small town atmosphere makes him feel differently about everything. He finds a good friend in banker's daughter Gertrude Hadley, who helps him believe that he can make a fresh start. But Wilse's new-found contentment is soon shattered by a series of new developments.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1923
- Runtime: 1 h 3 min
- By: Universal Pictures
- Genres: Drama
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/Shock_656)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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