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Man of a Thousand Faces

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.

Director

Joseph Pevney

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

Universal International Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Lon Chaney

Cleva Creighton Chaney

Hazel Bennet Chaney

Gert

Marjorie Rambeau

Clarence Locan

Irving Thalberg

Mrs. Chaney

Carrie Chaney

Dr. J. Wilson Shields

Creighton Chaney at 21

Creighton Chaney at 13

Creighton Chaney at 8

Rickie Sorensen

Creighton Chaney at 4

Pa Chaney

Carl Hastings

Clarence Kolb

Max Dill

George Loane Tucker

Philip Van Zandt

Comedy Waiter

Comedy Waiter

Saloon Proprietor

Nurse

Natalie Masters

Cleva's Birth Doctor

Stagehand

Actor in Bullpen

Miracle Man Extra

Divorce Judge

Vera, Housekeeper

Marjorie Bennett

Chorine

Cameraman of 'Unholy Three'

David T. Stone

Piano Player

Harold Bostwick

Actor in Bullpen

Stagehand

Chet Brandenburg

Mrs. Heinley

Jack Conway, Director of 'Unholy Three'

Robert Brubaker

William R. Darrow Jr.

Ceremony Guest

Studio Guard

Chorine

Anna Lee Carroll

Stagehand

James J. Casino

Chinese Extra in Bullpen

Shadow Dancer

Extra in Bullpen

Crew Member

Audience Extra

Harry Earles - Midget Actor in 'The Unholy Three'

Reporter at Chaney's House

Assistant Director in Bullpen

Script Supervisor, 'Laugh Clown Laugh'

Messenger Boy

Assistant Director in Bullpen

Assistant Director of 'Hunchback'

William Flaherty

Thalberg's Secretary

Elizabeth Flournoy

Chorine

Cowboy Extra in Bullpen

Extra in Bullpen

Ceremony Guest

Ceremony Guest

Ceremony Guest

Lon Chaney at 8

Jerry Hartleben

Ivan Linow, Actor playing Hercules in 'Unholy Three'

Charles Horvath

Assistant Director in Bullpen

David Anderson, Reporter

Flogger of 'Hunchback'

Audience at Eulogy

Actor in Bullpen

Don, a Stagehand

Mary Philbin in 'Phantom'

Police Lieutenant in Hospital

Jess Kirkpatrick

Lighting Man of 'Unholy Three'

Chorine

George Chaney

Stagehand

Walter Lawrence

Theatre Patron

Robert Locke Lorraine

Emergency Room Doctor

Chorine

Assistant Director in Bullpen

George E. Mather

Ceremony Guest

Assistant Director in Bullpen

Director in Bullpen

Ralph Montgomery

Chorine

Townsman in Miracle Man

Restaurant Patron

John Chaney

Studio Guard

Scotty, Stage Door Man

Mr. Tait

George Pembroke

Director of 'Hunchback'

Director of 'Phantom'

Foster H. Phinney

Reporter at Chaney's House

Assistant Director of 'Unholy Three'

Studio Executive

Assistant Director

Actor in Bullpen

Casting Director

Actor in Bullpen

Charles Soldani

Extra in Bullpen

Actor in Bullpen

Carrie Chaney at 6

Lelani Sorenson

Actor in Bullpen

Ceremony Guest

Restaurant Patron

Policeman, 'Unholy Three' Set

Robert Stevenson

Chorine

Chaney's Divorce Lawyer

Miracle Man

Reporter at Chaney's House

Orchestra Leader

Chinese Extra

Townsman in Miracle Man

Louisa, Cleva's Maid

Frances E. Williams

Extra in Bullpen

Chinese Extra in Bullpen

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Lon Chaney Creighton Chaney At 13 Creighton Chaney At 21 William R. Darrow Jr.Hazel Bennett Chaney Clarence Locan Irving Thalberg Gert Cleva Creighton Chaney George Loane Tucker

- Good morning, Mr Thalberg.
- Good morning. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- Good morning, Mr Thalberg. - Good morning.

Good morning Irving Hello - Man of a Thousand Faces

Good morning Irving Hello

What happened? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Don't be angry. Feel sorry for those
who do not understand like you. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Don't be angry. Feel sorry for those who do not underst...

Lon! Hey, Chaney!
Stone wants you! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Lon! Hey, Chaney! Stone wants you!

Listen to them,
they're stamping holes in the floor. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Listen to them, they're stamping holes in the floor.

Now, it's all right, sweet.
We'll fix it. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Now, it's all right, sweet. We'll fix it.

What are you doing? - Man of a Thousand Faces

What are you doing?

That's more like it.
That stays in. - Man of a Thousand Faces

That's more like it. That stays in.

Cleva, my mother and father. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Cleva, my mother and father.

Cleva. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Cleva. - Man of a Thousand Faces

I wanted to, sweetheart. - Man of a Thousand Faces

I wanted to, sweetheart.

You don't understand.
It's your responsibility to tell your wife. - Man of a Thousand Faces

You don't understand. It's your responsibility to ...

- Good.
- Fair. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- Good. - Fair.

Dummy! Dummy! Dummy! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Dummy! Dummy! Dummy!

Lon, I did hear him cry? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Lon, I did hear him cry?

What is it? - Man of a Thousand Faces

If there's an answer,
I can take it with me. - Man of a Thousand Faces

If there's an answer, I can take it with me.

He's still sleeping. - Man of a Thousand Faces

He's still sleeping.

God, I have never
asked for anything before, - Man of a Thousand Faces

God, I have never asked for anything before,

Do you have to pray like that? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Do you have to pray like that?

Lon! Lon, he heard you! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Lon! Lon, he heard you!

Daddy, show me a story. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Daddy, show me a story.

Come on, now. - Man of a Thousand Faces

And now, young man,
young man, you go to sleep. - Man of a Thousand Faces

And now, young man, young man, you go to sleep.

Good night, Son.
Go back to sleep. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Good night, Son. Go back to sleep.

We haven't finished talking about this - Man of a Thousand Faces

We haven't finished talking about this

If you liked me any better,
I couldn't stand it. - Man of a Thousand Faces

If you liked me any better, I couldn't stand it.

You see? I made it!
The sneeze goes back into the act. - Man of a Thousand Faces

You see? I made it! The sneeze goes back into the act.

The last thing I wanna do
is to cause you any trouble, Mr Lait. - Man of a Thousand Faces

The last thing I wanna do is to cause you any trouble, Mr La...

Afraid she can't see you now,
Mr Darrow. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Afraid she can't see you now, Mr Darrow.

You had me fired - Man of a Thousand Faces

You had me fired

What's the trouble, Cleva? - Man of a Thousand Faces

What's the trouble, Cleva?

Who are you What are you doing here - Man of a Thousand Faces

Who are you What are you doing here

- Please.
- No. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- Please. - No.

I'm sorry. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Is this why
you wanted me home, Lon? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Is this why you wanted me home, Lon?

Look, Harry,
do it any way you want. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Look, Harry, do it any way you want.

Don't go away, sweet.
I'll be right with you, sweetheart. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Don't go away, sweet. I'll be right with you, swee...

- Well, she's out of danger, Mr Chaney.
- Oh, thanks, Doc. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- Well, she's out of danger, Mr Chaney. - Oh, thanks, D...

It's my fault she's in there. - Man of a Thousand Faces

It's my fault she's in there.

She was trying to reach Darrow.
He didn't wanna be reached. - Man of a Thousand Faces

She was trying to reach Darrow. He didn't wanna be reac...

Would you mind a suggestion
from your old Uncle Clarence? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Would you mind a suggestion from your old Uncle Clarence?

Now, don't forget, Son. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Now, don't forget, Son.

He... he's a good eater,
and I always get his breakfast. - Man of a Thousand Faces

He... he's a good eater, and I always get his breakfast...

You'll have lots of fun here, Son. - Man of a Thousand Faces

You'll have lots of fun here, Son.

If a guy can be enough things in this business he can make a living - Man of a Thousand Faces

If a guy can be enough things in this business he can make a...

- Morning, Duchess.
- Oh, morning, Lon. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- Morning, Duchess. - Oh, morning, Lon.

Make-up? - Man of a Thousand Faces

All right, you, you, - Man of a Thousand Faces

All right, you, you,

Camera! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Look lon publicity is part of our business - Man of a Thousand Faces

Look lon publicity is part of our business

Er... about that movie, it sounds great.
Think I'll catch it. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Er... about that movie, it sounds great. Think I'll cat...

Hello, Hazel. - Man of a Thousand Faces

You know the kind of fellows I play pretty girls don't write to - Man of a Thousand Faces

You know the kind of fellows I play pretty girls don't...

Hey, this dock's not very clean. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Hey, this dock's not very clean.

Grandma, I'm glad to meet you. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Grandma, I'm glad to meet you.

I'm glad you came. - Man of a Thousand Faces

I'm glad you came.

You beat me again. - Man of a Thousand Faces

You beat me again.

- You all right, Lon?
- Oh, just couldn't sleep, that's all. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- You all right, Lon? - Oh, just couldn't sleep, that&#...

Is it a good script? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Is it a good script?

And send a copy of the novel
to the New York office. - Man of a Thousand Faces

And send a copy of the novel to the New York office.

I see him as a man deformed,
cursed, tormented, - Man of a Thousand Faces

I see him as a man deformed, cursed, tormented,

That's just what I want
the audience to see, Mr Chaney. - Man of a Thousand Faces

That's just what I want the audience to see, Mr Chaney.

- All right. Now we'll try this.
- All right. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- All right. Now we'll try this. - All right.

Now we'll try this one over here. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Now we'll try this one over here.

Say pop There's a great newjoke going around school - Man of a Thousand Faces

Say pop There's a great newjoke going around school

Darling it's wonderful but isn't it very painful - Man of a Thousand Faces

Darling it's wonderful but isn't it very painful

Where'd you get this? Well? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Where'd you get this? Well?

Son, there are some drawings
on the back seat of my car. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Son, there are some drawings on the back seat of my car.

Be at that school every day
until she shows up, - Man of a Thousand Faces

Be at that school every day until she shows up,

Hold it! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Lon! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Creighton? Creighton. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Creighton? Creighton.

Cut! - Man of a Thousand Faces

What'd you say Huh - Man of a Thousand Faces

What'd you say Huh

Hello, honey. Huh?
Almost finished here. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Hello, honey. Huh? Almost finished here.

For a long time now
I've known you were coming here. - Man of a Thousand Faces

For a long time now I've known you were coming here.

It's... it's very beautiful. - Man of a Thousand Faces

It's... it's very beautiful.

Who was that, Mom?
Anyone I know? - Man of a Thousand Faces

Who was that, Mom? Anyone I know?

Hello! - Man of a Thousand Faces

I thought you'd be ready. - Man of a Thousand Faces

I thought you'd be ready.

Son, you've got to understand. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Son, you've got to understand.

Creighton! If you go to her,
don't bother to come back! - Man of a Thousand Faces

Creighton! If you go to her, don't bother to come back!

What were you really afraid of lon - Man of a Thousand Faces

What were you really afraid of lon

And you can stop bothering me too Out - Man of a Thousand Faces

And you can stop bothering me too Out

We used to think we could make pictures - Man of a Thousand Faces

We used to think we could make pictures

- Hi, Uncle Clarence.
- Creighton. - Man of a Thousand Faces

- Hi, Uncle Clarence. - Creighton.

Irving, I don't know
how to thank you. - Man of a Thousand Faces

Irving, I don't know how to thank you.

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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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Director: Joseph Pevney

Writer: Ralph Wheelwright, R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff

Production: Universal International Pictures

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 1957

MetaScore: 58/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Nov 1957

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

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