
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
6.7|15 Aug, 1957|122 min
The true story of the life and loves of Lon Chaney!
6.7|15 Aug, 1957|122 min
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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.
Keywords
husband wife relationship
movie business
pregnancy
deaf-mute
biography
historical figure
makeup
filmmaking
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
clown makeup
1920s
1910s
1930s
portrait of an artist
hollywood history
father son relationship
silent cinema
special effects makeup
Casts

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)
Robert Lyden
Creighton Chaney (at 13)

Rickie Sorensen
Creighton Chaney (at 8)
Dennis Rush
Creighton Chaney (at 4)

Nolan Leary
Pa Chaney

Simon Scott
Carl Hastings

Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Danny Beck
Max Dill

Philip Van Zandt
George Loane Tucker

Hank Mann
Comedy Waiter #1

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Comedy Waiter #2
Emile Avery
Stagehand (uncredited)

Al Bain
Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)

Bobby Barber
The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)

Russ Bender
Judge (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett
Vera (uncredited)

June Blair
Chorine (uncredited)

Nicky Blair
Cameraman of ‘Unholy Three' (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake
David T. Stone (uncredited)
Harold Bostwick
Piano Player (uncredited)

Rudy Bowman
Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Stagehand (uncredited)

Helen Brown
Mrs. Heinley (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker
Jack Conway (uncredited)

John Bryant
William R. Darrow Jr. (uncredited)

George Calliga
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Charles Cane
Studio Guard (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll
Chorine (uncredited)
James J. Casino
Stagehand (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Chinese Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
Bill Chatham
Shadow Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin
Audience Extra (uncredited)

Billy Curtis
Harry Earles (uncredited)

Troy Donahue
Assistant Director (uncredited)

Nancy Kilgas
Mary Philbin (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Ivan Linow (uncredited)

Robert F. Hoy
Assistant Director in Bullpen
Crews

Joseph Pevney
Director
Ralph Wheelwright
Story
R. Wright Campbell
Screenplay
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Robert L. Bratton
Sound Editor
Edward L. Sandlin
Sound Editor
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects Camera
Jack Kevan
Makeup Artist

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Edward Dodds
Unit Manager
Ray DeCamp
Assistant Director
Milton Rosen
Music
Edward Ward
Music
Adele Cannon
Script Supervisor

Clarence Kolb
Technical Advisor
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Eric Orbom
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Bill Thomas
Costume Designer
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Robert Pritchard
Sound
Marjorie Ramsey
Technical Advisor
Ted J. Kent
Editor
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
Phil Bowles
Assistant Director

Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Robert Arthur
Producer
Backdrops & Posters

