Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

122 mins | Drama | Aug. 15, 1957

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.

Man of a Thousand Faces

122 mins | Drama | Aug. 15, 1957

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Man of a Thousand Faces
Directors Phil Bowles, Joseph Pevney
Writers Ralph Wheelwright, R. Wright Campbell , Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff

Cast

James Cagney

as Lon Chaney

Dorothy Malone

as Cleva Creighton Chaney

Jane Greer

as Hazel Bennet Chaney

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)

Simon Scott

as Carl Hastings

Clarence Kolb

as Clarence Kolb

Danny Beck

as Max Dill

Robert Lyden

as Creighton Chaney (at 13)

Rickie Sorensen

as Creighton Chaney (at 8)

Dennis Rush

as Creighton Chaney (at 4)

Nolan Leary

as Pa Chaney

Philip Van Zandt

as George Loane Tucker

Hank Mann

as Comedy Waiter #1

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

as Comedy Waiter #2

John Bryant

as William R. Darrow Jr. (uncredited)

Russ Bender

as Judge (uncredited)

Troy Donahue

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)

Nancy Kilgas

as Mary Philbin (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

as Vera (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker

as Jack Conway (uncredited)

Billy Curtis

as Harry Earles (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

as Ivan Linow (uncredited)

Robert F. Hoy

as Assistant Director in Bullpen