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Director:
Kevin Brownlow
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Release Date:
24 October 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary | Biography more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
User Reviews:
A great documentary which may FINALLY show Chaney in the proper context! more (4 total)

Cast

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Kenneth Branagh ... Himself / Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Forrest J Ackerman ... Himself
Michael F. Blake ... Himself
Teresa Blake ... Herself
Ray Bradbury ... Himself

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Himself (archive footage)

Lon Chaney ... Himself (archive footage)
Ron Chaney ... Himself
Jackie Coogan ... Himself (archive footage)
Arthur Gardner ... Himself
Mary Hunt ... Herself
Sara Karloff ... Herself
Patsy Ruth Miller ... Herself
Edward Montagne ... Himself
Malcolm Sabiston ... Himself

Budd Schulberg ... Himself
Will Sheldon ... Himself

Orson Welles ... Himself (archive footage)

Loretta Young ... Herself (voice)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Company:
Photoplay Productions more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Laugh, Clown, Laugh! more

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A great documentary which may FINALLY show Chaney in the proper context!, 4 January 2002
Author: jhpx3 from No. Billerica, MA

This was a great documentary with excellent interviews and clips; could have done without Branagh though. This docu seems to finally remove the taboo labeling of horror star from Lon; showing the casual viewer that he made many, many , many more films that merely Phantom & Hunchback; and that a horror star he WAS NOT. Can't wait for it to come out on DVD. A

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