Other Titles • Man of a Thousand Faces • Der Mann mit den 1000 Gesichtern (1957)
Synopses for Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
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Silent film legend Lon Chaney's life comes to the screen as a tearjerker in which another screen veteran, James Cagney, plays the title role.
From the very beginning, as the son of deaf parents, Chaney learned to respect others' differences. He also learned early on that he had a talent for performing, and his gifts took him from the vaudeville stage to the silver screen... and stardom.
Despite his triumphs, Chaney suffered several setbacks. He languished as a movie extra for years, weathered two stormy marriages, and in the end, became a bitter man.
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The Story of Lon Chaney, Hollywood's Master of Disguise.
James Cagney gives an unforgettable performance as the great film star Lon Chaney.
Born to parents who were deaf and dumb, the extraordinary actor's upbringing is thought to have contributed to Chaney's remarkable expresive gift of mime.
Although successful, the legendary film star led a life of a reclusive nature, earning him the reputation of "the man of mystery."
Man of a Thousand Faces traces this course of this long-suffering talented genius through his marriage to an ambitious singer (Dorothy Malone) and his second wife (Jane Greer), his trials with his aging parents and his infant son, and recreated many of Chaney's most famous roles, including Quasimodo of Notre Dame, the legless beggar of The Miracle Man, and the Phantom Of The Opera.
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