Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

45m
Documentary
9

Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula.

Cast

Richard Kiley
Narrator
Bob Kokai
Self
Ronald V. Borst
Self
Ron Chaney
Self
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self
Carla Laemmle
Self
Elena Verdugo
Self
Patricia Morison
Self
Beverly Garland
Self
Sara Karloff
Self
Lon Chaney Jr.
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney
(archive footage)

Crew

Kevin Burns
Director, Executive Producer
David J. Skal
Writer
John Keitel
Editor
Matthew H. Weiner
Producer
Ronald V. Borst
Associate Producer
Kim Egan
Supervising Producer

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