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Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

2h 2m

6.70

Drama

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.

Cast

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)

Rickie Sorensen

Creighton Chaney (at 8)

Nolan Leary

Pa Chaney

Simon Scott

Carl Hastings

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Philip Van Zandt

George Loane Tucker

Hank Mann

Comedy Waiter #1

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Comedy Waiter #2

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)

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)

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)

Robert F. Hoy

Assistant Director in Bullpen

Robert Lyden

Creighton Chaney (at 13)

Dennis Rush

Creighton Chaney (at 4)

Danny Beck

Max Dill

Emile Avery

Stagehand (uncredited)

Harold Bostwick

Piano Player (uncredited)

Anna Lee Carroll

Chorine (uncredited)

James J. Casino

Stagehand (uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Chinese Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)

Bill Chatham

Shadow Dancer (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Ivan Linow (uncredited)

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