Movie
Man of a Thousand Faces
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1957-08-15
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Cagney as Lon Chaney
- Dorothy Malone as Cleva Creighton Chaney
- Jane Greer as Hazel Bennet Chaney
- Marjorie Rambeau as Gert
- Jim Backus as Clarence Locan
- Robert Evans as Irving Thalberg
- Celia Lovsky as Mrs. Chaney
- Jeanne Cagney as Carrie Chaney
- Jack Albertson as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
- Roger Smith as Creighton Chaney (at 21)
- Robert Lyden as Creighton Chaney (at 13)
- Rickie Sorensen as Creighton Chaney (at 8)
Crew
- Joseph Pevney - Director
- R. Wright Campbell - Screenplay
- Ben Roberts - Screenplay
- Ivan Goff - Screenplay
- Ralph Wheelwright - Story
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