Plot
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)
Robert Lyden
Creighton Chaney (at 13)
Rickie Sorensen
Creighton Chaney (at 8)
Crew
Joseph Pevney
Director
R. Wright Campbell
Screenplay
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Robert Arthur
Producer
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