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. We learn of his deaf mute parents, his own long-delayed ability to talk and the origins of his expressive face and hands, which were to serve him so well in his career. He started as a touring stage actor where he met the singer, who became his first wife, and gave him the child who later became a lesser ... (Full plot summary below)
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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. We learn of his deaf mute parents, his own long-delayed ability to talk and the origins of his expressive face and hands, which were to serve him so well in his career. He started as a touring stage actor where he met the singer, who became his first wife, and gave him the child who later became a lesser horror star on his own. Lon Chaney's early film roles lead to his first fame as a contortionist in "The Miracle Man," and then on to the horror roles, that are well remembered today, and to the varied character roles, that are still beloved of silent movie fans. Lung cancer ends his life, and we learn how the world reacted. Finally, there is a mysterious anecdote about Lon Chaney's tomb.
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| User ReviewHerbert Hillary BLon Chaney Sr. was great, but Lon Chaney Jr. was mediocre at best! |
| User ReviewJoel AA terrific Doco sharing the incredible range of roles that the infamous man of a thousand faces Lon Chaney Snr played. The doco starts with his childhood with deaf & mute parents & his incredible dedication physically he would put in for his very demanding roles. It was amazing not only what he could do with make up but the talent he had for picking excellent productions. There are still 2 of his feature films that are lost & would be great to see but sadly not long after the sound era he passed away in 1930...a well told compelling documentary. |
| User ReviewBrad SThis was an excellent documentary on the life of Lon Chaney. It came as a companion feature on the DVD "UnKnown" and is one of the best one's I have seen on his life. He wasn't just a great make-up artist and that man of a thousand faces - but he was an excellent actor who rose above a difficult child-hood and used all he had experienced in life to bring us all of the great characters he brought to the screen. |
| User ReviewD MA great documentary about the man who played in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Phantom of the Opera, and a host of others. This was a very thorough documentary with interviews collected and made for this film. It covered his techniques for creating the faces that he did as well as exploring the possibility that he was so expressive with his face because he was the son of two deaf parents. Anyone who has an interest in silent film, especially silent horrors from the US should enjoy this. |
| User ReviewJonathan SA fascinating look into one of cinema's most fascinating players. |
| User Reviewkatchoo _I am becoming a really big Lon Cheney fan |
| User ReviewCYNTHIA GA cinemography showing many clips (many "lost") and concentrating on his work rather than personal life. |
