Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

Action / Biography / Drama

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 80% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 3266 3.3K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Joseph Pevney Photo
Joseph Pevney

Top cast

Dennis Rush Photo
Dennis Rush as Creighton Chaney at 4
Marjorie Bennett Photo
Marjorie Bennett as Vera, Housekeeper
Kenneth Gibson Photo
Kenneth Gibson as Ceremony Guest
Robert Brubaker Photo
Robert Brubaker as Jack Conway, Director of 'Unholy Three'
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1.02 GB
1280*544
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 2 min
Seeds 2
1.87 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 2 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Simon T 7 / 10

Crisply photographed in B&W Cinemascope, this overlong and

Crisply photographed in B&W Cinemascope, this overlong and rather pedestrian biopic of silent screen icon Lon Chaney is redeemed by decent performances, a lushly old-fashioned score from Frank Skinner, and a characteristically energetic and unsentimental James Cagney in the title-role. There are ridiculously melodramatic early scenes when Dorothy Malone has to be appalled to discover Chaney's parents are deaf. And Cagney is far too old to be the plausible ingenue of these early scenes. There's not enough focus on Chaney the performer either. If they had cut out half-an-hour and put some oomph in the script it would have been twice as interesting.
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

A loving tribute to horror royalty. Cagney does

A loving tribute to horror royalty. Cagney does a solid job bringing Chaney to life, as he struggles to work his way up to legendary status. The wife is cartoonishly over-the-top with convincing you to hate her at the beginning, that it's hard to connect with her later on. Aside from that, it's a nice showcase of the legend.
Reviewed by Steve D 2 / 10

Unpleasant and offensive

Unpleasant and offensive.
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