Man Of A Thousand Faces - Movie Review

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

This dutiful biopic tells the life story of early screen legend Lon Chaney, from his deaf-mute parents to his Vaudeville acts to his crazy first wife to his fame in Hollywood to his death from cancer. The problem is that James Cagney, in the title role, doesn't have 1,000 faces. He has one face, and it isn't Lon Chaney. Reportedly this film plays it fast and loose with the facts, which is unfortunate, because getting some insight into the actor is really the only reason you'd want to watch the movie, apart from Dorothy Malone's nice performance as Chaney's nutjob of a first wife.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1957

Run time: 122 mins

In Theaters: Tuesday 1st October 1957

Distributed by: MCA Universal Home Video

Production compaines: Universal International Pictures (UI)

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 2.5 / 5

IMDB: 7.3 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Joseph Pevney

Producer: Robert Arthur

Screenwriter: R. Wright Campbell

Starring: James Cagney as Lon Chaney, Dorothy Malone as Cleva Creighton Chaney, Jane Greer as Hazel Bennet Chaney, Marjorie Rambeau as Gert, Jim Backus as Clarence Locan, Robert Evans as Irving Thalberg (as Robert J. Evans), Celia Lovsky as Mrs. Chaney, Jeanne Cagney as Carrie Chaney, Jack Albertson as Dr. J. Wilson Shields

Also starring: Robert Arthur