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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.
Director: Kevin
Brownlow
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Forrest J. Ackerman, Michael F. Blake | See full cast & crew »

Summaries
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.

—J.
Spurlin
Hosted by actor Kenneth Branagh, this Documentary showcases silent-screen actor Lon Chaney, often called
"The Godfather of Horror FIlms", who was famed for the elaborate--and often painful--lengths to which he would
go to make himself up for the characters he was playing. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with
many actors who are fans of his work and some who worked with or knew him.

—[email protected]
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.

—J. Spurlin


An excellent documentary about the Godfather of horror movies
Stephen R. Taylor30 October 2001
An
excellent documentary about the Godfather of horror-film make-up, horror-movie monsters, and horror-movies period, if
you ask me. This study of the "man of a thousand faces" was extremely well done and satisfying. A TCM
original, it features many elderly folks who are surprisingly still alive today, and a few who aren't (Coogan and
Chaney Jr. are seen in clips from the 1970s), reminiscing either about having worked with this great man, or even, like
one sweet old lady, just remembering going to the movies to see Chaney during the times his movies were coming out.
Probably the two most interesting things for me here were: 1, that alot of things I'd read about this man
previously, in horror-movie book chapters and magazine articles, was that he "may" have been some kind of
masochist, because of the pain he had to endure with his elaborate make-ups, particularly in his filmic pinnacle,
"Phantom Of The Opera." According to experts and Chaney scholars of today, nothing could be further from the
truth. Examples were even given, showing how easy it was to have done some of the things he did, particularly in his
early film work, where he did most of his "contortionist" stunts. And 2, the myth of the greatness of the most
sadly lost Chaney silent, "London After Midnight," which we've all seen photos from, where he played a
vampire with cloak and top-hat, and some very big and bizarre-looking teeth. According to two different now-elderly
folks who remember seeing that film, it was actually not very successful at all, and laughable at best! One of them said
that Chaney had come up with a certain distinctive walk for this character, and was convinced that Groucho Marx
must've seen it, and was inspired by it to come up with his famous crouching Groucho-walk! Many other surprises and
interesting facts adorn this documentary; a must for any fan or anyone the least bit interested. ***
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 8/10

Pretty good documentary
preppy-319 October 2005
Documentary on silent film star Lon Chaney. It shows his start in the movies back in the
1910s It seems he was born and raised by two deaf mutes...this goes a long way to explaining how he was able to convey
so many emotions with his face and gestures. It chronicles his marriages (one produced his only child--Lon Chaney Jr.)
and start in show business.

The docu is OK. It does stress that Chaney only did a few horror movies--although
that is what he's known for today. It shows rare clips from his many lost films (over 100!) and from virtually all
of his surviving ones. It's a great opportunity to see what a great actor Chaney was--but this is lacking.
There's VERY little info about his personal life--some people say he was happy go lucky but all accounts I've
heard of said he was a very cruel, violent man. There is some interview footage from Chaney Jr.s son talking about his
grandfather but that's about it.

The movie consists mostly of footage from Chaney's films or
talking heads--people like Ray Bradbury, Forrest Ackerman, Lon Chaney Jr. (in an old interview before his death),
various cameraman and such who worked with him.

It's a good chronicle of Chaney's movies but VERY
little about his personal life. I give it an 8.
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A great documentary which may FINALLY show Chaney in the proper context!
jhpx34 January 2002
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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This documentary deserves a FAR higher rating.
alexanderdavies-9938214 May 2017
This is a welcome addition
to my DVD collection. 

Here is an opportunity to learn a lot about the silent screen actor and the man who
gave birth to the horror film genre in America - Lon Chaney.

Whilst it's true that the man himself
isn't revealed very much (he fiercely protected his privacy at all times), we are still enlightened as to how Lon
Chaney the actor worked and struggled his way to the top of his profession.

There are excepts from quite a
few of his existing films and some rarely seen home movie footage.

I highly recommend this one!
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About as good a
biography/filmography of Lon Chaney as you can find.
MartinHafer7 April 2012
Warning: Spoilers

Kenneth Branagh narrated this film--which is good because of his excellent voice and delivery. He also narrated
another great ode of early filmmaking, "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood"--another must-see film--if you can
find it (it's out of print and not on Netflix). As for "Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces", it IS available
but is a bit difficult to find. It's on the DVD for one of Chaney's greatest films, "The
Unknown"--and what a special feature it turned out to be! The film is VERY complete and not at all rushed--like
most other biographies on Chaney I've seen. Apart from this film, they simply tried to cram too much into a half
hour or hour. However, at nearly two hours, the film has a chance to adequately explain the life of this great man. And,
while footage of his early films is almost non-existent today, what they did have was included--as well as lots of his
films from his most notable years. All in all, a loving tribute to perhaps the greatest of all silent stars. And, a must
for lovers of the silents like myself. Exquisitely made throughout.

By the way, there were MANY interviewees
and the most fascinating for me was the man who discussed the common myths of Chaney's makeup. Despite widely
accepted stories to the contrary, aside from the discomfort when he strapped his legs behind him to play a legless man,
his makeup was NOT painful and as difficult as press stories alleged. He was very dedicated to his craft, but Chaney was
NOT crazy--as the stories might suggest!!
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