Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
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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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Cast
23 people
Kenneth Branagh
Self / Narrator
Known for
Murder on the Orient Express
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self
Known for
Skinned Deep
Hard to Die
Michael F. Blake
Self
Also in
Bewitched
Carousel
Ray Bradbury
Self
Also in
Starman
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Lon Chaney Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Wolf Man
Spider Baby
Lon Chaney
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Unknown
Ron Chaney
Self
Known for
Coffin Baby
Jackie Coogan
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Kid
The Addams Family
Arthur Gardner
Self
Also in
Assassin of Youth
Religious Racketeers
Mary Hunt
Self
Sara Karloff
Self
Also in
Deader Country
Patsy Ruth Miller
Self
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Kevin Brownlow Director · Nic Raine Composer Christopher Bird Editor
United States release October 24, 2000 · Produced in United States · Production Photoplay Productions, UCLA Film and Television Archive
Production
Turner Classic Movies
Production
Photoplay Productions
Production
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 24, 2000
TV
United States
October 30, 2002 · TV · American Masters premiere
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