The true story of the life and loves of Lon Chaney!
The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
Directed byJoseph Pevney
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- August 15, 1957
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Featuring
Cast & crew
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
Celia Lovsky
Mrs. Chaney
Jeanne Cagney
Carrie Chaney
Jack Albertson
Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
Roger Smith
Creighton Chaney (at 21)
- Directed by
- Joseph Pevney
- Written by
- Ralph WheelwrightR. Wright Campbell
- Produced by
- Robert Arthur
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