Synopsis
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 Cagney
Lon Chaney
Dorothy Malone
Cleva Creighton Chaney
Jane Greer
Hazel Bennet Chaney
Marjorie Rambeau
Gert
Jim Backus
Clarence Locan
Robert Evans
Irving Thalberg
Celia Lovsky
Mrs. Chaney
Jeanne Cagney
Carrie Chaney
Jack Albertson
Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
Roger Smith
Creighton Chaney (at 21)
Robert Lyden
Creighton Chaney (at 13)
Rickie Sorensen
Creighton Chaney (at 8)
Dennis Rush
Creighton Chaney (at 4)
Nolan Leary
Pa Chaney
Simon Scott
Carl Hastings
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Danny Beck
Max Dill
Philip Van Zandt
George Loane Tucker
Hank Mann
Comedy Waiter #1
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Comedy Waiter #2
Emile Avery
Stagehand (uncredited)
Al Bain
Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
Russ Bender
Judge (uncredited)
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