Man of a Thousand Faces
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.
Release Date
August 15, 1957Runtime
122 minRating
NRGenres
DramaDirected by
Joseph Pevney, Phil Bowles, Ray DeCamp, Adele CannonScreenplay by
R. Wright Campbell , Ivan Goff, Ben RobertsStory by
Ralph WheelwrightLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
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)
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)
Charles Horvath
Ivan Linow (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy
Assistant Director in BullpenImages
Videos
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Rick Baker on “Man of a Thousand Faces”
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