Story :The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
Cast
James CagneyLon Chaney
Dorothy MaloneCleva Creighton Chaney
Jane GreerHazel Bennet Chaney
Marjorie RambeauGert
Jim BackusClarence Locan
Robert EvansIrving Thalberg
Celia LovskyMrs. Chaney
Jeanne CagneyCarrie Chaney
Jack AlbertsonDr. J. Wilson Shiels
Roger SmithCreighton Chaney (at 21)
Robert LydenCreighton Chaney (at 13)
Rickie SorensenCreighton Chaney (at 8)
Dennis RushCreighton Chaney (at 4)
Nolan LearyPa Chaney
Simon ScottCarl Hastings
Clarence KolbClarence Kolb
Danny BeckMax Dill
Philip Van ZandtGeorge Loane Tucker
Hank MannComedy Waiter #1
Harry 'Snub' PollardComedy Waiter #2
Emile AveryStagehand (uncredited)
Al BainActor in Bullpen (uncredited)
Bobby BarberThe Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
Russ BenderJudge (uncredited)
Marjorie BennettVera (uncredited)
June BlairChorine (uncredited)
Nicky BlairCameraman of ‘Unholy Three' (uncredited)