Rent Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
3.7 of 5 from 68 ratings
2h 1min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
James Cagney takes the lead in this biopic of silent horror film star Lon Chaney, star of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'The Phantom of the Opera'. Born to deaf, mute parents, Chaney, mildly successful as a mime and juggler in vaudeville, employs and later marries his assistant Cleva Creighton (Dorothy Malone). But Cleva's disgust on discovering Chaney's parents are deaf mutes is soon compounded when she gives birth to their son, believing he too will be deaf. With Chaney's vaudeville career taking off, Cleva, psychologically frail, walks out on her husband and son, forcing a cash-strapped Chaney to place his son in a home. Determined to get his son back, Chaney travels to Hollywood and immerses himself in as much work as he can find, soon building a reputation for himself as a respected and talented artist. Now remarried, and with his life back on track, Chaney's world is turned upside down once more when Cleva reappears demanding the return of her son. - Actors:
- James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau, Jim Backus, Robert Evans, Celia Lovsky, Jeanne Cagney, Jack Albertson, Roger Smith, Robert Lyden, Rickie Sorensen, Dennis Rush, Nolan Leary, Simon Scott, Clarence Kolb, Danny Beck, Philip Van Zandt, Hank Mann, 'Snub' Pollard
- Directors:
- Joseph Pevney
- Producers:
- Robert Arthur
- Writers:
- Ralph Wheelwright, R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Hammer Horror, A History of Films about Film: Part 1, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, What to Watch Next If You Liked Dracula
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/10/2019
- Run Time:
- 122 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary by film scholar Tim Lucas
- The Man Behind a Thousand Faces, a newly filmed look at Lon Chaney and his legacy by the critic Kim Newman
- Image Gallery
- Original Trailer
