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	Lon Chaney Store
		It Might be Lon Chaney" to "Lon Chaney Talks," Blake's book provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a man who transformed himself from film to film.
		From Lon Chaney's first short - "Poor Jake's Demise" - in 1913 to his final film, "The Unholy Three" in 1930, Michael F. Blake covers every and each film in Chaney's career in extensive detail in this invaluable work.
		Not only is it profusely illustrated with rarely seen movie stills but it also features a well annotated filmography and a makeup glossary which should come in handy for any budding makeup artists out there.
	alt.tcm.turner.com /vitessa/00/10/chaney.htm

	LON CHANEY
		Committing their product to celluloid on a volatile silver nitrate stock, the early film industry betrayed an unfortunate lack of business acumen, as Hollywood could not foresee the long-term worth of motion picture entertainments.
		Though openly frightened about the prospect of talking pictures, Chaney pulls off a variety of different voices in the role and gives us an audio glimpse of a silent film actor on the verge of becoming the "man of a thousand voices," too.
		Over the past decade and a half, film historians have been scrambling to save, transfer, refurbish, and locate a wealth of images caught in chemical self-immolation; a heritage quite literally going up in smoke andcrumbling to pieces.
	www.psychotronic.info /archive/lon_chaney.htm

	Lon McCallister Dies at Age 82; Onetime Star Eschewed Limelight
		Lon McCallister, 82, the boyish star of peppy 1940s film fare who kept his vow to retire from acting at 30 and afterward became a successful California real estate speculator, died June 11 at a hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. He had congestive heart failure.
		McCallister was cast in a dozen films as a likable, small-town hero.
		Actor Lon McCallister starred in the 1949 adventure film "The Big Cat" with Peggy Ann Garner.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/15/AR2005061502454.html

	Amazon.ca: Books: A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures
		Being THE acknowledged Chaney authority and having acted himself at an early age, Blake is able to provide a knowledgeable and well-balanced analysis/commentary of Chaney's films (at least those that are not "lost").
		Although occasionally subject to silent film histrionics, Chaney created the role of the twisted antihero, and it is this contribution to the pantheon of screen types that Blake hails here.
		His full repertory of classic performances is rarely exhibited (only the clunky Phantom of the Opera [1926] is occasionally trotted out), and he is infrequently mentioned in the company of other American film pioneers.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1879511215

	Chaney, Lon -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		During the silent film era Lon Chaney was considered to be the finest character actor on the screen.
		Chaney's skills as a silent-film actor were honed during his childhood, when he learned to communicate with his deaf-mute parents through facial expression, pantomime, and sign…
		original name Alonso Chaney American film actor, called the “Man of a Thousand Faces,” whose macabre characterizations are classics of the silent screen.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022402?tocId=9022402

	Chaney Jr
		In 1935 he changed his screen name to mirror his father as a marketing ploy, and in 1939 he was cast in his first big role, that of Lennie in a film adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
		was the son of the film star Lon Chaney.
		Smith, Don G. Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973.
	ils.unc.edu /dpr/path/horrorfilms/ChaneyJr.html

	Lon Chaney, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born Creighton Tull Chaney, began acting under that name, and was first credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." only in 1935, as a studio marketing ploy by a small production outfit.
		Married twice (and sometimes an aggressive, bully-boy personality, sometimes very gentle and kind), he is survived by a grandson, Ron Chaney, who attends film conventions and graciously discusses his grandfather's life and film career.
		He did not achieve stardom until the 1939 feature film version of Of Mice and Men, in which he played Lennie Small.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lon_Chaney,_Jr. (387 words)

	MetroActive Movies 'The Unknown'
		Chaney himself is mostly remembered as a horror-film actor for his roles: his bad clowns, his Phantom of the Opera, his Hunchback of Notre Dame, the top-hatted, hollow-eyed, filed-toothed vampire he played in London after Midnight.
		Chaney's later film The Unknown--in a restored print--will be screened as part of the Sonoma Valley Film Festival (see sidebar).
		Supposedly, MGM studios had to hire extra telephone operators to handle the flood of calls from blood donor volunteers when Chaney had his final crisis in the hospital; the actor was a passionate smoker, and this killed him at age 47.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/03.29.01/unknown-0113.html (556 words)

	Chaney Jr
		In 1935 he changed his screen name to mirror his father as a marketing ploy, and in 1939 he was cast in his first big role, that of Lennie in a film adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
		was the son of the film star Lon Chaney.
		Smith, Don G. Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973.
	ils.unc.edu /dpr/path/horrorfilms/ChaneyJr.html (294 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923)
		The Notre Dame set (which wasn't quite as large in real life as it seems on screen) remained standing on the Universal back lot for years after this film was completed, doing background service in the 1925 Lon Chaney starrer The Phantom of the Opera.
		This second film version of the Victor Hugo novel Notre Dame de Paris (the first was a Theda Bara vehicle, The Dancer of Paris) was a super-duper-spectacular as only Hollywood of the 1920s could make them, but it is never so large that it dwarfs the contribution of its star, Lon Chaney.
		With Hunchback of Notre Dame, Lon Chaney rose from mere leading player to major star, which led him to even greater success at MGM, where his reputation as "the man of a thousand faces" really got a workout.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001EFTVK/ref=nosim/nitrateonline-20?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE (294 words)

	American Masters . Lon Chaney PBS
		Chaney was very press-shy, making a rare attendance at a movie premiere, granting few interviews, and often claiming that "between pictures, there is no Lon Chaney." Mostly, this was done as a publicity ploy on Chaney's part to keep the public guessing and coming back for more in his next film.
		When he died at the age of 47, Chaney had acted in more than 150 films and was arguably the most beloved film star of the late 1920s.
		For Lon Chaney, the art of acting was the art of continual transformation, and it came from a desire to become someone else, to leave his own skin and enter another's.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/database/chaney_l.html (294 words)

	Lon Chaney Sr. - Biography
		Lon Chaney, like Charlie Chaplin, shunned the transition to talking films and was one of the last of the silent screen stars to holdout against speaking roles.
		Lon was forced to seek new employment and turned to the booming industry of silent films, securing a job with Universal Film Manufacturing Company where he received his first screen credit in a one reel short film titled Poor Jakes Demise.
		Lon was forced to return to the furniture and carpet laying business in order to support his family, but his deep love of the theater soon found him returning to the stage in vaudeville shows around Oklahoma City.
	www.lonchaney.com /lc5/sr/srpages/srbiok.html (294 words)

	Lon Chaney Jr: A History of Horror
		Chaney worked more frequently in the second half of the decade when a new cycle of horror films began (a whole new generation had discovered Dracula, Frankenstein and friends when the old films were shown on late-night television).
		Chaney didn't consider the film to be an accurate account of his father's life and career but he was pleased with Cagney's portrayal of Chaney Sr.
		Lon Chaney had not wanted his son to follow him into the film business.
	eric.b.olsen.tripod.com /chaneyjr.html (294 words)

	Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
		Filmed during WWII, the decision to remain in St. Louis in the film's conclusion affirmed that nothing will be altered for the American family.
		Structurally, the film is a series of coming-of-age vignettes (four in number): different acts representing the seasons from summer 1903 to spring 1904 that conclude in the year of the St. Louis World's Fair/Exposition.
		And this film marked the first significant film role, and probably her career-best effort, for beautiful actress Judy Garland since The Wizard of Oz (1939).
	www.filmsite.org /meetm.html (3073 words)

	Silent Era : DVD : Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) Review
		Chaney’s private life and public career is examined through still photos, clips from films, and interviews with family members, coworkers, and Chaney fans who saw his films in their original runs.
		Thought by many to be a vampire film, it is instead a detective film that was played tongue-in-cheek.
		Lon Chaney is among the most-popular of silent era stars, largely for the lasting appeal of his wide-range of character roles.
	www.silentera.com /DVD/lonChaneyThousandFacesDVD.html (3073 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - The Lon Chaney Collection -- Lon Chaney - DVD - Black & White
		Although the Goldwyn studios put together a great cast for this film -- in addition to Joy and Bowers, it included Lon Chaney and Raymond Hatton -- its characters were not sympathetic and it was not well-received.
		A silent film, Laugh Clown Laugh was released with a musical sound track, which highlighted the hit title song.
		Lon Chaney was perhaps the greatest cinematic contortionist in the history of cinema.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?userid=2WNIOWP2GL&EAN=12569579125&FRM=0&itm=10 (3073 words)

	The Lon Chaney Collection
		Then the first movie to watch is "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" (reportedly Chaney's favorite among his films) which ably demonstrates his ability to convey deeply felt emotions by the use of his body language and without heavy make-up, although he does wear clown make-up at the end.
		Follow that with "The Ace of Hearts," which is the weakest of the three but still a pretty good film that allows Chaney the opportunity to shine in a fascinating storyline that is still of interest today.
		Also the 15-year-old Loretta Young is remarkable in her feature film debut.
	www.mediascreen.com /l/lonchaneycollection.htm (3073 words)

	Home in Indiana Film Review - Time Out Film
		Homespun Americana to the max as orphan McCallister is packed off to uncle Walter's farm, teams with local lasses Crain and Haver, then ?nds his mÃ©tier as a champion horse breeder.
	www.timeout.com /film/72167.html (3073 words)

	Not What I Expected...: Lon Chaney silents
		Other than being one of a number of amazing films Chaney made, that was the first film I used as a reference in a paper I wrote way back in grade seven honours English class.
		Outside of his really really early stuff, and maybe not even then, I don't think Chaney made a film that could be viewed on only one level.
		And if you're feeling really psychologically stable that evening, check out one of the Chaney/Browning movies--West of Zanzibar and The Unknown are a pair of really unsettling films.
	www.plaidworks.org /lsefton/blog/000955.html (3073 words)

	Lon Chaney Sr. - Biography
		Lon Chaney, like Charlie Chaplin, shunned the transition to talking films and was one of the last of the silent screen stars to holdout against speaking roles.
		Lon was forced to seek new employment and turned to the booming industry of silent films, securing a job with Universal Film Manufacturing Company where he received his first screen credit in a one reel short film titled Poor Jakes Demise.
		Lon was forced to return to the furniture and carpet laying business in order to support his family, but his deep love of the theater soon found him returning to the stage in vaudeville shows around Oklahoma City.
	www.lonchaney.com /lc5/sr/srpages/srbiok.html (1361 words)

	The Unknown (1927)
		Chaney may have been the greatest character actor of the silent era and became famous for the extraordinary lengths he would go to for a film, including placing on a 20 pound harness as
		Tod Browning other genre films are:- the lost vampire film London After Midnight (1927), also featuring Chaney; the Bela Lugosi Dracula (1931), the classic Freaks (1932); Mark of the Vampire (1935); and The Devil-Doll (1936).
		Also of interest is the documentary Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) concerning the fascinating career of Chaney.
	www.moria.co.nz /horror/unknown.htm (738 words)

	Lon of 1000 Faces by Forrest J Ackerman
		Forrest J Ackerman's long out-of-print and sought after classic on silent film great Lon Chaney, Sr., "The Man of 1000 Faces." This is the definitive still photograph collection of scenes from the great man's life and work, enhanced by Forry Ackerman's trenchant, informative, and loving narrative.
		Over 1000 photos from the career of the silent film great.
		Lon of 1000 Faces by Forrest J Ackerman
	www.senseofwonderpress.com /lon1000.htm (150 words)

	Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
		What does finally emerge from the film is a canny portrait of the skill and the absorption that Chaney invested in each role and the determination that he be seen through his performances - such that publicity shots and even off-the-set photos of the man behind the thousand masks are exceedingly rare.
		The film's problem though is its timing - it was 70 years after Chaney's death and as a result there are few primary sources left to interview.
		Rare and lost footage from Chaney's films has been unearthed and is screened.
	www.moria.co.nz /horror/lonchaney.htm (460 words)

	The Unholy Three movie posters and memorabilia at MovieGoods
		Chaney remade his silent hit of 1925 for his first and only talking picture (he died before the film was released).
		Review: Chaney remade his silent hit of 1925 for his first and only talking picture (he died before the film was released).
		Rumors that Chaney was a mute had him agreeing to appear in a "talkie" and he actually used five different voices for his various roles.
	www.moviegoods.com /affiliate2/adClick.asp?affiliateID=415&adID=200&master_movie_id=15490&sku=199449 (251 words)

	ClassicSciFi.Com - Lon Chaney Jr.
		Lon Chaney, Jr., is the only person to have played all four of the classic movie monsters: "Wolf Man, The (1941)" (Larry Talbot/Wolf Man) "Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942)" (The Frankenstein Monster) "Mummy's Tomb, The (1942)" (Kharis, the mummy) "Son of Dracula (1943)" (Count Anthony Alucard, Dracula's son)
		The other came within the next year, when Universal, in hopes of reviving their horror film franchise as well as memories of their great silent star, Chaney Sr., cast Chaney as the tortured Lawrence Talbot in "Wolf Man, The (1941)".
		American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star 'Lon Chaney'.
	classicscifi.com /actors.jsp?actor=Lon+Chaney+Jr. (782 words)

	Of Mice and Men
		The cast's weak links are Betty Field--hopelessly overplaying her bored sex kitten--and Lon Chaney as Lenny, though both are very good in the pivotal scene that sets off the action of the film's finale.
		Lon Chaney Jr., rightfully, is the chief reason we remember this movie.
		All I can say is, in addition to the very moving Candy's dog sequence, the end of the film in which the music softly swells up while the squirrel runs up the tree and the leaves fall has to be one of the most affecting scenes ever made.
	www.cdswap.ws /Content/findonamazonus-Asin-6305081832.html (920 words)

	Phantom to Haunt Academy
		However, in 1929 the film was substantially re-shot and re-edited in response to the new demand for sound films.
		Beverly Hills, CA — The 1925 silent film, "The Phantom of the Opera," featuring a disfigured composer, a fatal obsession, the Paris Opera House and silent film stars Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin, will screen on Thursday, October 20 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.
		Based on Gaston Leroux's often-filmed 1910 novel "Le fantôme de l'Opéra," the silent horror classic stars Chaney as Erik, the Phantom, a masked man living in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House who falls in love with a young opera star, Christine, portrayed by Philbin.
	www.oscars.org /press/pressreleases/2005/05.09.27.html (374 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
		Chaney's equally stunning performance highlights classic silent horror film.
		Silent films buffs find much to enjoy in sheer spectacle of production and Chaney's poignant, star-making performance.
		More psychological nightmarish horror film driven by Chaney's fevered performance.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=4975 (80 words)

	Gary Westfahl's Bio-Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film: Lon Chaney, Jr.
		Because it is impossible to fabricate any arguments regarding his importance to science fiction films, Chaney must rather serve as the occasion for a critique of the literature surrounding horror movies.
		After contributing to the death of the grade-Z horror movie in the 1940s, Chaney tried television in the 1950s, but famously embarrassed himself by showing up drunk for a live performance of “Frankenstein,” and he later earned a few television roles — on film— strictly due to his status as a horror-film icon.
		He appeared in so many Universal horror movies of the 1940s only because the producers liked using his father's name on their posters, and because they didn't really care about the quality of the movies.
	www.sfsite.com /gary/chan01.htm (595 words)

	Playbill News: Browning's Cult Film Inspires New Musical, The Unknown, in NYMF, With Moriber and Narayan
		We had never seen or heard of this strange film, but were riveted by its grotesque, erotic appeal.
		Tod Browning's 1927 silent film (lost and re-discovered in 1968) starred Lon Chaney and a very young Joan Crawford.
		We decided to use this haunting film as a jumping off point and create it anew as a gritty, live carny road show."
	www.playbill.com /news/article/95284.htm (1051 words)

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