"The true story of the life and loves of Lon Chaney!"

1957

2h 2m

6.7(39 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

47 members

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James Cagney

Lon Chaney

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Dorothy Malone

Cleva Creighton Chaney

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Jane Greer

Hazel Bennet Chaney

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Marjorie Rambeau

Gert

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Jim Backus

Clarence Locan

Production

Robert Evans

Irving Thalberg

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Celia Lovsky

Mrs. Chaney

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Jeanne Cagney

Carrie Chaney

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Jack Albertson

Dr. J. Wilson Shiels

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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)

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Dennis Rush

Creighton Chaney (at 4)

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Nolan Leary

Pa Chaney

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Simon Scott

Carl Hastings

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Clarence Kolb

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Danny Beck

Max Dill

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Philip Van Zandt

George Loane Tucker

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Hank Mann

Comedy Waiter #1

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Comedy Waiter #2

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Emile Avery

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)

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Bobby Barber

The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)

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Russ Bender

Judge (uncredited)

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Marjorie Bennett

Vera (uncredited)

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June Blair

Chorine (uncredited)

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Nicky Blair

Cameraman of ‘Unholy Three' (uncredited)

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Larry J. Blake

David T. Stone (uncredited)

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Harold Bostwick

Piano Player (uncredited)

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Rudy Bowman

Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Helen Brown

Mrs. Heinley (uncredited)

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Robert Brubaker

Jack Conway (uncredited)

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John Bryant

William R. Darrow Jr. (uncredited)

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George Calliga

Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Charles Cane

Studio Guard (uncredited)

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Anna Lee Carroll

Chorine (uncredited)

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James J. Casino

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Spencer Chan

Chinese Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)

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Bill Chatham

Shadow Dancer (uncredited)

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Jack Chefe

Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)

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Heinie Conklin

Audience Extra (uncredited)

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Billy Curtis

Harry Earles (uncredited)

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Troy Donahue

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Nancy Kilgas

Mary Philbin (uncredited)

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Charles Horvath

Ivan Linow (uncredited)

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Robert F. Hoy

Assistant Director in Bullpen

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