Lon Chaney Shall Not Die! The Story of The Man With a 1000 Faces

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. We hope you will join us for a LIVE Lon Chaney Q&A where we will dig deeper into the man with a 1000 faces. 29th April - time TBD

[@danddoty3981]

see ya there.

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

Please let us know. I’m a huge Lon Chaney fan

[@joshspencer8171]

I haven't watched this yet but I'm going to in just a few. Before I do, I want to thank you for putting this together. Whenever someone asks me who my favorite actor is, without hesitation I always say Lon Chaney. They say who? Then I get excited to show them youtube videos and this will be another if they got the time. I always say he was 1 of Hollywood's most talented actors who set the stage for others to only imagine following an act like he could do. If ever there were a performer who displayed the humanity in the underdog, was the man of a 1000 faces. With just one take, he could show the camera all the Greek masks with stunning reality that even though silent, the laughter, crying, anger, joy and despair could be heard in expression and often times, sign language. Though he never got the girl, I know he did in real life, however his heart was concerned for the handicapped and misunderstood members of society. He could bring out the good side of a villain, culturally different or freak of nature. Johnny Depp is probably the closest we have to a modern Lon Chaney, but with due respect, there will never be another artist, actor, makeup man, dancer, director, pantomime and recluse of the silver screen. The man of mystery. The man of a thousand faces. Lon Chaney.

[@davidaston5773]

@DCR Thank you so much for the videos I've had the gift of watching from your channel. Quality in every frame. All these actors are not given the credit they deserve. They created everything modern Hollywood built on in later decades. It's amazing how great film and society was when it had a soul? Not just a empty product created by committees. Film and our society is now fake and hollow. A people's culture is a reflection of the society they live in and accept. Lon Chaney? Another actor who is more than an actor = it was in every cell in his body.

[@yourmom69y]

@@juliocaesaralcaraz9891 ♥ Never thought of being supported i shall never die on these silent films a man with a thousand faces

[@albertwells8503]

The biggest tragedy of all is that so many of Chaney’s early works have been lost forever. Hundreds of old movies have deteriorated past the point of restoration, or lost in a studio fire many years ago. We will never be able to enjoy many of these old treasures that once existed.

[@reddhead2948]

Sad but true

[@genohskn440]

I wanted to see London after midnight, since I saw pictures from it in a kids book about the cinematic history of dracula in the school library when I was in fourth grade back in 79. I was so disappointed how many decades later, when I found out it only existed in stills. Kuz, lon Chaney's version of a vampire in that movie, with the gigantic row of crocodile, or piranha teeth, and that fukkin undertaker's hat!!!...just seeing that picture scared the hell out of my 9 yr old brain, more than Bela Lugosi, or even Christopher Lee!(believe it or not)!

[@TheStockwell]

Yes, but what's survived is more than enough to ensure his reputation. Beethoven died having completed nine symphonies. No-one considers it a tragedy he didn't live longer in order to compose ten or fifteen. What he left behind is more than enough - and better than most. Same thing for Chaney. For all we know, some of his lost films might have been total garbage. Contemporary reviews suggest that "London After Midnight" wasn't a particularly good film and a step down from Chaney's usual high standards. Full disclosure: I have the same birthday as Chaney - and the two of us share that birthday with Toshiro Mifune, Rachmaninoff, and Otto von Bismarck! 😸 Have a safe, swell, and interesting week. Best wishes from Vermont. 🍁

[@genohskn440]

@@TheStockwell I also heard it wasn't particularly good story. And that the super scary vampire he portrayed was not a real vampire in the story, but some kinda rues or something, it was more of a detective story than actual horror. But, still, it would've been nice to see it, at least for historical value. And, he did play a dual role of sorts. Man of 1000 faces! True! Nothing, but true. No one else can claim that title. And, you have the same birthday? That's freekin awesome! Bless ya, bro!...and happy Halloween!

[@TheStockwell]

@@genohskn440 You know how Orson Welles fans waited for decades to see a restored/completed version of "The Other Side of the Wind"? When it was finally released, the reaction to it was, "We've been waiting all this time - for this?" I have a sneaking suspicion that the Chaney film, if discovered in an archive, would get the same reaction. This Halloween season I've been wallowing in the classics, things like the 1922 "Nosferatu" - a century old, but it still packs a punch, at least in the BFI/Kevin brownlow restoration. Boo to you, from Vermont! 🎃

[@schance1666]

My dad used to say that Lon would show up outside the studio's and look at the board that announced what sorts of 'characters' were needed at the studio that day. He would plunk down with his make-up kit, create that character, and make his way in to audition for it...!

[@picmajik]

That scene was featured in "Man of a Thousand Faces" with James Cagney.

[@maralinekozial9131]

Haven't u seen the academy award winning film of the Legendary gangster actor James Cagney playing as Lon Chaney in the film biopic: The man Of A Thousand Faces???? It's soooo good!!!! If it a Chaney fan then ur crazy if u haven't seen it especially considering James Cagney playing it who is the original Robert De Niro/Al Pacino/Joe/Pesci actor were they all got they're talent from , even Michael Jackson stole some of his dance ideas from James Cagney❤

[@schance1666]

@@maralinekozial9131 Yes, for sure I've seen it and grew up with Cagney movies. He was a helluva lot more interesting to me than Pacino, DeNiro and Pesci - all one-trick pony's in my view (and could never play Chaney!). I met Pesci once and he is exactly what you see on screen, an annoying nasty little shit. Didn't know that about Michael Jackson, very cool!

[@maralinekozial9131]

@@schance1666 De Niro Pacino are cool but they ain't the real deal like Cagney , not even close!!!!

[@sallykohorst8803]

Wow!

[@aidanlynn]

Chaney deserves a bio-pic, Hollywood owes so much to him.

[@larryfreda5208]

They did Man of a Thousand Faces with Jimmy Cagney

[@aidanlynn]

I know but they should do a new one, the Cagney film wasn't the most accurate and the recreations of the makeup weren't very good.

[@electricland]

You did not see the James Cagney movie based on Lon Chaney?

[@connorbrennan4233]

@@aidanlynn I agree about the makeup recreations. I also believe that Cagney was miscast and it was a tad too sentimental.

[@tomtanaka841]

@Doctor Octagon STFU!

[@jrogers5152]

The fact Chaney applied his own make up is just both amazing and just mind blowing! Actors nowadays don’t even compare to this absolute icon and legend!

[@lymedevries2346]

I have to add: 1994 I sat in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco watching Phantom w/Lon Chaney, accompanied by a live organist. It was pure magic! I kept forgetting the music was live & some parts were improvised by the organist. I would look over and see the dark figure at the organ &, well, it was a bit mind-blowing to be honest. A memory I will never ever forget!

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Same here. It was an old theater in Tampa Phantom with an organ. Truly a remarkable experience.

[@maggiemae7749]

That would be awesome to see real theater again

[@lucygirl4926]

Wow -- what an experience. I'm jel-jel...

[@honeybee1256]

That sounds amazing!!

[@hydrolito]

Lon Chaney died Aug. 28, 1930 and Lon Chaney jr. Died July 12, 1973. So if you saw Lon Chaney it would have been the third.

[@andrewtate4897]

This was superb well done! Not many people appreciate these old silent movies anymore. Excellent

[@bgp001]

I believe more are coming around to them thanks to their public domain status and the fact you can do now do more research on these older films thanks to digitizing of older film magazines (thousands of them are on archive.org).

[@bryanmiller469]

Imagine what Dracula and Frankenstein would be like if Chaney did it.

[@Bluesit32]

Frankenstein would have looked amazing. Can you imagine Chaney's interpretation of such an ugly creature?

[@tenhirankei]

Frankenstein, yes! But in the case of Dracula could he have done a convincing accent to help us believe he is a count of Romanian heritage as did Bela Lugosi?

[@ThreadBomb]

Funny, I was just thinking that Chaney actually looked a bit like Karloff. And with all the makeup-and-pathos parts Karloff did in the 30s, he was in a way Chaney's successor. Unfortunately the vogue for Chaney-like films was mostly dead by then.

[@tenhirankei]

@@ThreadBomb I thought his son was supposed to carry on the tradition, but he seemed to have gotten distracted by Westerns.

[@tenhirankei]

We did get a glimpse into what his Dracula might have appeared in his "vampire-parody" character in London After Midnight. I would suggest trading in the "sawtooth" look (on both jaws) for the traditional set on the upper jaw, but I'm not the one doing his makeup - just IMHO.

[@NGMonocrom]

The leg Double in "The Unknown" was a WW1 veteran who lost both arms during the war, and thus developed (for lack of a better term) Educated Feet. Using his feet as his hands for the rest of his life. Unfortunately the name of that veteran has been lost to time.

[@SnoutMajor]

His name was Paul Desmuke.

[@NGMonocrom]

@@SnoutMajor Thank you for having tracked down his name. He deserves to be remembered.

[@brianfuller5868]

This is the legendary Lon Chaney. Thanks for pointing out that he was a character actor before all. Character Actor stars were and are very rare.

[@Bluesit32]

The reason he was so outstanding, besides his make up and overall dedication to his roles was that, while other actors learned to perform for the stage, Chaney learned to perform for every day life. He was making those changes in posture and expression just when chatting with his parents. As such, he developed an understanding that even the most subtle of changes can alter an entire performance. He knew this better than anyone.

[@ThreadBomb]

In a way, performing for his parents was the ultimate actors' studio.

[@sambrown329]

I remember the lightning-swift changes of demeanor in his films, as in "The Unknown" and "The Unholy Three", his face went gently kind to blazing with menace; Speaking of "The Unholy Three", IT, being his only sound picture, hints at his versatility with VOICES...A true American TREASURE was what Lon Chaney was, and that's why he will always be my FAVORITE motion picture actor.

[@BrotherBadger123]

Can You Imagine if Chaney was Alive, Young , and doing Movies Now ? He would be more Mind Blowing than ever!!!!!

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

he wouldn't be allowed to do most of the stunts & CGI would have made him just another good actor; he was special then because virtually no one else did what he did

[@malcolmharris5277]

Great job of telling the world the depth of this fascinating man - I was shocked when learning that he died at 49; so many of his characters look far older than that. Thank you for putting in all the time and effort to produce something so worthwhile and well done.

[@gypsyreid6973]

Actually he was 47 when he died in 1930, his grave is at the Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetary. for unknown reasons his burial remains unmarked.

[@ferociousgumby]

@@gypsyreid6973 That's the age when heavy smokers die.

[@imshinycaptain]

I think what makes Chaney stand out is his versatility. As you say, he was a character actor, and his talent with make up helped him transform into whatever was needed. He imbued them with such a sense of humanity that we can't help but feel for them and remember them. And even if you don't consider him a horror actor (which you make a good argument for) he was undoubtedly influential as the genre began to grow. I think there's something to him resisting the change to talking pictures as a CODA. Though it seems obvious in retrospect I learned how devastating the change was to Deaf people -- especially those who worked in the industry -- once I began learning about Deaf culture as I was learning to become an interpreter. I don't know if there's been a lot of scholarship about it, but it's something worth examining, I think. We may never know for sure, but it was such a huge step forward and backward at the same time.

[@dennisdaily5463]

It is refreshing to see/hear a documentary that is understandable with articulate, non-rushed narration. Great show. Thanks.

[@theresaholguin699]

Lon Chaney was awesome, talented and amazing. Hollywood owes him everything. All of his movies were and are fantastic. Love love Lon

[@NYRM1974]

Lon Chaney the true master of disguise and acting.

[@procopiojrpalacios9702]

Very well done, indeed! I particularly enjoyed the film clips (especially those from lost works), movie posters, and treasured photos of Lon and the people from his life that accompanied this interesting narrative. He was a Silent Era treasure whose influence still speaks volumes today to an appreciative audience. An old Hollywood saying was, "Don't step in it, for it might be Lon Chaney!"

[@JohnDonovanProductions]

Very well done. Excellent use of facts and personal opinion. I love the fact that you touch on the idea that many people are fans especially of Chaney simply for the fact that photos of his characters are so impressive and unmistakably recognizable.

[@Philtr3]

Thank-you for giving me a new appreciation of the era silent cinema.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

A wonderful tribute to Lon Chaney and all of his films. I learned a lot about his lesser known films, which is a credit to the amount of hard work Dark Corners puts into these retrospective videos. Thanks very much guys for keeping Chaney's legacy alive.

[@iainsan]

A thoughtful, intelligent and well-researched documentary. Thank you for making it.

[@malloid]

Excellent documentary. Pity so many of his films have been lost.

[@strychnavomica8899]

Great video! Lon Chaney is my favorite actor.

[@deborahskillman3003]

This guy was great actor is on cracked the way he can do his body like that it reminds me of what my grandmother told me about what he did to himself by Twisted self he'll always be remembered he's not going to be forgotten that's one thing we're not going to do is forget people that died not just him but John Wayne Peter o tools . all , you are the great ones the ones that me Hollywood when it's now I'm always lead to the end of time

[@danddoty3981]

This was worth the wait guys. You've taken us back in time and allowed us to see the genius of a man that changed film forever. even today I can see the influence of Chaney in the silent performances of Christopher Lee , the characters of Peter Sellers, or the FX make up of Tom Savini ( who named his son Lon after Chaney ). You gentlemen are right, Lon Chaney shall never die. It is believed that by some Indian tribes that when a man has so greatly touched the world he can never know death, he can only become legend.

[@BanCorporateOwnedHouses]

This was an outstanding video. Much like Lon Chaney, you have a natural talent for this.

[@kathrynoneill5862]

I wish they would remake one of Lon Chaney movies like the unholy Three instead of remaking 80's movies it ridiculous the 80s was not that long ago. Why remake them?

[@tenhirankei]

Lon Chaney was in the talkie version of this film. I believe it was his first non silent movies and he did not disappoint us with the change! He had the kind of voice you hear in movie about mobsters.

[@moserfugger6363]

I gotta admit, when I clicked on this video (recommended to me after watching a bunch of Cinemassacre's "Monster Madness") I didn't think it would be that interesting. Lon Chaney was always a huge name for me and I knew he's probably THE most influential actor of the silent era. But I thought I already saw/heard enough about him to know what place in cinematic history he has. After watching this video, I realized how little I actually knew about Chaney's very diverse career (seems like, I know much more about his son Lon Chaney Jr). I was one of those people who only saw him as the horror icon with lots of make-up plastered on his face. But his skills went far beyond that - not only being a great actor when it came to facial expressions, but also having incredible control over his body, combined with astounding acrobatic talent. So all I have left to say is: Thanks a lot! :-) I'm very happy that I've discovered this channel. Greetings from Germany! :-)

[@JohnDonovanProductions]

That’s the thing about these suggested videos! You start out with wine and soon you subscribe to 10 additional channels LOL But it’s not always the most watched videos that truly are the best. So I do appreciate KZbin‘s algorithms sometimes.… Sometimes not LOL

[@denicesanders4586]

Lon Chaney, what a fantastic... everything! Actor, makeup artist, pantimimist, prosthetic maker. I have so much admiration for this one human being.

[@rachelkristine4669]

Phantom of the Opera is my fav silent film.....Lon scares the crap outta me, ever since I first saw it....excellent film! 🥰

[@sewaseem]

Such prowess as a performer. Lon Chaney will never be forgotten.

[@fritzfassbender8093]

No kidding, I think this is the best serious production that Dark Corners Reviews has created. You guys are hilarious, but also true students of film, and your perspectives are always unique and clearly from a place of love. Kudos! Chaney was a unique talent, I have a suspicion that had he lived he might have found himself more in a directorial role. He was a hands-on guy and his acting style was very specific to silent film. With union make-up men just round the corner, all the things that made him special were quickly becoming against the rules. Like many legends, he died very conveniently before the industry forced him to compromise.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Thanks, hope you join us for a next live feed where will chat more about Chaney.

[@richardranke7878]

One article I read about Chaney said that had he gone on, there was little doubt he would have been in films like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and The Mummy.

[@hungfao]

That makeup for Mr Wu -- I first saw it in the 60s thanks to FM and am still trying to determine how all of it was done.

[@GrandOldMovies]

What a terrific, insightful video essay - so informative and appreciative of this great actor. Thanks so much. Would you consider in future doing a similar piece on his son - an actor who had a complex, complicated life, both onscreen and off, and who deserves an in-depth, sympathetic analysis.

[@emilsuda4101]

Great tribute! Yes, I too got that Robert Anderson book, FACES, FORMS, FILMS when I learned of it around 1970, that was a stepping stone for me, after reading FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine.

[@snakes3425]

Films come and go...Legends live forever

[@billmiller7800]

Had me in tears numerous times. Thank you for a fantastic piece of work!

[@wrybreadspread]

Lon Chaney as Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man. Now that would've been a performance. One can only imagine.

[@lisaa.1126]

Don't you just wish you was able to just shake this man's hand or just sit in a nice conversation to ask what are your next ideals....I'm like shit I use to watch those old classic movies growing up in the 70's and those was some damn good movies the things this man went through and to became the genius for all of his performances this was really breath taking ....

[@LunarisArts]

A very well made video, my dear. We were able to follow his life and career, and I found myself emotionally involved. I even shed a couple of tears when you got to the part of his passing. Excellent work.

[@theking-nz1ut]

Being rejected by women? I know that feeling very well.... Lol James Cagney played Lon Chaney in the movie The man with a 1000 faces.

[@ingridaguero6460]

Lon is definitely my favorite silent era actor. The Phantom of the Opera is definitely the reason why I even wanted to see the old classic movies.

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

Excellent video - one of the best things on KZbin: your research is impressive, and your insights into your subject even more so.

[@halbiggiam3320]

Well done. The Silent cinema had/has an universal language,, like music. Hopefully more and more lost films will keep turning up, so they can live again. Finding a new audience in this and future generations, so they can experience the medium with wonder and awe, as did millions before them.

[@patrickcosgrove2623]

That was really interesting insight of an actor, who was a master of his craft. Enjoyed the video and narration, well done.

[@H3len50]

Fabulous video of a truly amazing gentleman.

[@tonyeckman4822]

And on his birthday nonetheless. Well done. Forever Chaney!

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

Tony Eckman, excellent sir

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

Tony Eckman, The classics will live on forever

[@RSEFX]

Excellent. Very clear, balanced, wide-ranging, well-articulated and informative in the best possible way.

[@dimidomo7946]

Excellent in-depth biography of one of Hollywood 's hardest working actors. Seems like Chaney was under appreciated and under utilized. He may have allowed himself to be pigeonholed by the studios. Though Chaney appeared to really enjoy the roles of horror, disfigured characters, chagrined lover, sad clowns and outcast, etc. He was an exceptional silent film actor who left a legacy for us to appreciate and enjoy. Very enjoyable and informative Dark Corners.

[@ellierfromthebronx4531]

Not only a great actor, but a great make up artist as well!

[@tyrssen1]

"London After Midnight" was pieced together some time ago. And apart from Chaney's incredible make-up, it was pretty bad. The 1935 remake was better -- though not much. "Hunchback" and "Phantom" are my two favorites, though of course, he was fantastic in all the non-"horror" roles. Farewell, to one of the all-time greats.

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Ah,that was just a photo recreation.Not the film itself. The material can be better in stills than as movie picture (look at Nazimova's Salome) but in other occasions not. I agree that must likely it was not a Nosferatu or Cabinet of Dr Caligari, but maybe it was a fun film like The Cat and the canary (a horror comedy with good cinematography). Mark of the vampire was flawed but had a great atmosphere.And according to some reviewers from '31 some scenes from Dracula were identical to the ones from London after midnight. It would be very fun to compare London after Midnight,1931 Dracula and Mark of the Vampire .All done by the same director.

[@tyrssen1]

@@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526 It would indeed!

[@jsldj]

"I saw Lon Chaney Jr. Walk'n with the Queen. Do'n the Werewolves of London. Ahooo!"

[@Bluesit32]

Classic song.

[@ProstWithTheMostBabe]

And his hair was perfect!

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

He's an inspiration to various special effects people in modern times. I'm sure the special effects wizard behind John Carpenter's The Thing, mentioned him

[@echoskolumne1962]

Goodness! I knew so little about this artist... this document made me weep

[@roddmatsui3554]

Lon Chaney’s creative makeup techniques live on, even in this age of high tech plastic and rubber prosthetics - my makeup design for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” (1992) has Lon Chaney’s inspiration written all over it, as it is largely a “distortive” effect created with hidden appliances (two of them: one that distorts his upper lip outward asymmetrically, and one that pushes his camera-left ear outwards). Chaney’s work has been a continual inspiration throughout all my years in makeup.

[@dalebaker9109]

I got to say it this was a masterpiece of a video, made with the ultimate in love and care. Lon was truly unique.

[@chezbizo]

Just stumbled across these reviews... These videos are honestly amazing

[@vincentdavis8941]

A wonderful piece. I always enjoy your well crafted "spotlight" episodes. Always so informative, and entertaining.

[@mikeybishop2924]

Thank you, I really enjoyed this, very wellmade and informative Well done and really liking this channel :)

[@gilbertramirez6626]

Thank You Sir ! Best tribute I have seen on him.

[@PaulKyriazi]

Excellent documentary with a great narrator, concisely told.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

I followed horror movies, while growing up in the 1960’s. Lon Chaney was still revered at that time and of course, his son Lon Chaney, Jr., was a actor in current monster movies.

[@TroyFullwood]

this is a wonderful and informative video!

[@babalon7778]

What an incredible talent, thank you!

[@michaelbailes2223]

Many thanks for this. Very much enjoyed. Congratulations to both of you.

[@mattfritz1]

Great show to watch on Easter morning! Thanks guys!

[@ThreadBomb]

31:02 Interesting! _London After Midnight_ is here referred to as "The Hypnotist".

[@jamesgrassia844]

Excellent job.

[@Berserkerenergy]

I want to watch London after midnight so much 😔

[@manuelmaldonadojr2526]

thank you for history of horror movies I love it.

[@danielemerson312]

I am very glad I watched this - it really brought me a much greater depth of knowledge of a remarkable man. Excellent work, and I look forward to more documentaries like it.

[@tenhirankei]

Of his movies not described as horror the two that I have seen that made the most impression on me were West of Zanzibar and The Penalty. I had seen a version of London After Midnight composed of theatrical posters of scenes from the movie placed in order to give a sense of continuity of action. It could be compared to an illustrated novel. It even had a musical score like the movie.

[@woo8487]

Thank you so much for educating me.

[@KCrouton]

Another outstanding video DC. Excellently researched and put together.

[@aussieseekandfind3202]

An excellent presentation. I doubt that MGM could have done it better. Thank you.

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

What a lovely kind man Hollywood stars take note!!!

[@ShawnChang6453]

Ultimately, he conveyed beyond nice guys finished lasts. That is, nice guys not all the time gets to finish lasts, sometimes never finish the race at all. Stings, yet as real to many people out there. A toast to the great legend.

[@nicklewandowski3877]

"He who gets slapped" is my fav. Long Live Lon!

[@TheMeJustMe75]

I have a Lon Chaney dvd box set. It has some movies I had never heard of. Some are really obscure.

[@joesmama7247]

A well done documentary on a fascinating artist. I am looking forward to watching more of his films.

[@annmcneal7804]

...andAnd.. the old Lon Chaney theater still is here in downtown Colorado Springs!

[@hinterwelter]

I dig your docs. The Parisian Grand Guignol theatre isn't film but its grotesqueries created a lot of material for future horror films. I'd love to see you throw together a video on it.

[@josephmiller9424]

The one of the detective dress like a vampire looks like interview with the vampire looks like when Louie meets the one under the bridge .

[@JilliDoodles]

My goodness what an astonishing talent. But only 47 when he died? He looked at least 60 playing the marine sergeant without makeup. Hollywood aged him terribly. What greatness could he have achieved if he'd lived we will never know.

[@hiddentrailvideo6992]

Your best work yet, DC! If anything, it was too short!

[@alanbash2921]

Let’s Start a CAMPAIGN TO FIND .....THE COMPLETE 1919 LON CHANEY FILM...”THE MIRACLE MAN”......SOME COLLECTOR HAS IT !!!!

[@meowplow]

Amazing video!!!! Just found this channel & you now have a new follower.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Welcome aboard!

[@SethTyrssen-o7l]

Definitely a great. I've seen some of his "non-monster" films, and to be honest, the "monster" films are more memorable.

[@emilychaney9505]

This was so helpful for my project. *you prolly won't believe me* Last week DNA tests were done on me (homeschool project to see if I was related to anyone famous), and I found out I'm somehow related to him. And it's so cool cause I didn't know he existed, but I've seen the movies he's in (and also his son's).

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Great genepool

[@heartlandqueen82]

That is awesome, Emily Chaney. You could be related to Lon Chaney by either his brother or sister if not direct through his grandchildren, the two sons his son Creighton Chaney- or Lon Chaney Jr- had. You should watch the films of Lon if you haven't yet, the ones I've been able to see are great and my personal favourite is Shadows. I recently found and purchased The Shock but haven't been able to see it yet though I bet it will be a fantastic film thanks to Lon's performance and it might be my second favourite.

[@odem5856]

'Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen Doin' the werewolves of London'... if it wasn't for Warren Zevon...

[@jeremy.802.]

Rest in peace Lon Chaney Sr. and Lon Chaney Jr. two Hollywood legends

[@lilacapon4687]

Thank you very much . 👍💕💕💕👽

[@robsingletary2383]

GREAT documentary....

[@richardranke7878]

And definitely more accurate than the later made Jimmy Cagney movie.(Chuckle!)

[@Bobalicious]

Nicely done. Thank you.

[@Nick-ty9us]

It’s amazing how similar his son looks like his father

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

Would Lon Chaney be considered the very first method actor in Hollywood? Either way, 10/10 documentary.

[@theimp5901]

He was a poster boy for The United States Marine Corps and the only civilian to be recognized as an honorary USMC Member.

[@ArizonaJoeHines]

One of my favorite Lon Chaney movies is "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924) in which he plays a scientist who makes an amazing discovery only to have Chaney's wife and his best friend and colleague appropriate the discovery for themselves and reveal themselves as lovers. Chaney becomes the laughingstock of the scientific community. He bears his humiliation by becoming a clown whose shtick is to get slapped by the other clowns while the audience laughs and counts the number of blows. Chaney's clown makeup is superb. Chaney once said that as funny as clowns are at the circus, if a clown appeared at your door at midnight, you wouldn't think he was funny at all, quite the opposite. He Who Gets Slapped is available on KZbin at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpDUnXaqhcmkqtE

[@siggerson]

Superb work - engrossing and informative. Loved it.