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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
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Title: Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Release Date: 24 Oct 2000

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Documentary, TV Movie

Director: Turner Classic Movies, Photoplay Productions

Production Companies: Turner Classic Movies, Photoplay Productions

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (11 votes)

Cast

  • Self / Narrator: Kenneth Branagh
  • Self: Forrest J. Ackerman
  • Self: Michael F. Blake
  • Self: Ray Bradbury
  • Self (archive footage): Lon Chaney Jr.
  • Self (archive footage): Lon Chaney
  • Self: Ron Chaney
  • Self (archive footage): Jackie Coogan
  • Self: Arthur Gardner
  • Self: Mary Hunt
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