The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Cagney | ... | Lon Chaney | |
| Dorothy Malone | ... | Cleva Creighton Chaney | |
| Jane Greer | ... | Hazel Bennet Chaney | |
| Marjorie Rambeau | ... | Gert | |
| Jim Backus | ... | Clarence Locan | |
| Robert Evans | ... | Irving Thalberg (as Robert J. Evans) | |
| Celia Lovsky | ... | Mrs. Chaney | |
| Jeanne Cagney | ... | Carrie Chaney | |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Dr. J. Wilson Shields | |
| Roger Smith | ... | Creighton Chaney at 21 | |
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Robert Lyden | ... | Creighton Chaney at 13 |
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Rickie Sorensen | ... | Creighton Chaney at 8 |
| Dennis Rush | ... | Creighton Chaney at 4 | |
| Nolan Leary | ... | Pa Chaney | |
| Simon Scott | ... | Carl Hastings | |
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Loose biography of actor Lon Chaney. Growing up with deaf parents, he learns what it is like to be different. As an actor, he puts that knowledge (together with lots of make-up and talent) to use playing a variety of strange, unusual characters, adopting their characteristics so thoroughly as to be called the Man of a Thousand Faces. Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
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portrait of abraham lincoln | looking at oneself in a mirror | crying woman | sweeping | psychotronic film |Taglines:
Only Two Women Knew The Secret Behind Lon Chaney, The Fabulous Man Of A Thousand Faces! See more »Parents Guide:
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(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont (as James Lord Pierpont) (1857)
integrated into soundtrack when Chaney family reunites at Christmas
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Final film of actress Marjorie Rambeau. See more »Goofs
Lon Chaney was very much against Creighton entering into the film business. He most certainly did not present Creighton with his makeup case on his death bed. See more »Soundtracks
Jingle Bells(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont (as James Lord Pierpont) (1857)
integrated into soundtrack when Chaney family reunites at Christmas
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19 November 1957 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Man of a Thousand Faces See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I just this afternoon watched Man of 1000 Faces starring the magnificent!! James Cagney.... what a talent he was... & this is a fine film bio of another screen great, Lon Chaney, Sr.../ Cagney is wonderful and gives a tour de force performance... why he wasn't Oscar nominated for this I'll never Know???? I do not know how accurate a film bio this is... but its entertaining and moving.. Cagney is the reason for seeing this film,,,he is ably supported by Dorothy Malone, (who sometimes tends to overemote but is effective in this), Jane Greer, looks and acts wonderfully, Jim Backus, and a very young Roger Smith... Good makeup, interesting plot, and Cagney's at top form... (maybe his least appreciated role) My parents introduced me to movies early on... Dad favored Warner Bros. Mom, MGM, but what treats and talents I inherited fom both...Warners gave us Bogey, Bette,and Cagney....MGM, Garbo, Gable & Crawford,), we will never see talents such as these again... rent or buy Man of 1000 Faces 1957 !