Oct 24, 2000
85 min
Full-HD

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Companies

Turner Classic Movies Photoplay Productions

Kenneth Branagh

Self / Narrator

Forrest J. Ackerman

Self

Michael F. Blake

Self

Ray Bradbury

Self

Lon Chaney Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lon Chaney

Self (archive footage)

Ron Chaney

Self

Jackie Coogan

Self (archive footage)

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