Man of a Thousand Faces

"The true story of the life and loves of Lon Chaney!"

Nov 19 1957 Approved 2h 2m
Biography, 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.

Plot

Loose biography of actor Lon Chaney. Growing up with deaf parents, he learns what it is like to be different. As an actor, he puts that knowledge (together with lots of make-up and talent) to use playing a variety of strange, unusual characters, adopting their characteristics so thoroughly as to be called the Man of a Thousand Faces.

Written by

R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts

Directed by

Joseph Pevney

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
3,115
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA