Lon Chaney Collection (2018)

Celebrate the Man of a Thousand Faces with this triple feature plus one collection of his most dramatic transformations:

THE ACE OF HEARTS (1921) Chaney plays Farallone, one third of a fatal love triangle that develops inside a secret society of vigilante assassins.

THE UNKNOWN (1927) Chaney plays Alonzo the Armless, a knife throwing criminal mastermind who loses his heart to Nanon (Joan Crawford), the ringmaster's daughter.

LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH (1928) Chaney plays Tito, a circus clown who discovers to his horror, that he has feelings for his young ward, Simonetta (Loretta Young). Bonus materials: London After Midnight - photo reconstruction of the infamous lost Lon Chaney film; Audio Commentaries by Chaney biographer Michael F. Blake; Photo Galleries; Profiles of TCM Young Composers Competition Winners.

Long before teams of technicians used computers to bring monsters and superheroes to the screen, one man equipped with little more than a makeup kit and a remarkable acting talent dazzled moviegoers with his ability to transform himself into all manner of men, monsters and outcasts. That man was Lon Chaney. This 2-Disc Chaney celebration includes three of his major works. The Ace of Hearts, - a tale of murderous intrigue, Laugh, Clown, Laugh - Chaney as a love-smitten circus clown, and The Unknown - where Chaney is a armless knife thrower. These are in their most complete surviving versions. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, Turner Classic Movies' compelling documentary Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces explores Chaney's diverse career and very private personal life. They are a few of this genius's thousand faces - faces that continue to amaze and entertain

Product details

Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Patsy Ruth Miller, Ray Bradbury, Forrest J. Ackerman, Jackie Coogan
Directors: Herbert Brenon, Tod Browning, Wallace Worsley, Kevin Brownlow
Producers: Patrick Stanbury
Format: NTSC
Language: English
Region: 1
Number of discs: 2
Rated:

NR

Not Rated
Studio: Warner Archive Collection
DVD Release Date: February 27, 2018
Run Time: 246 minutes
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 customer review

Lon Chaney
Chaney during the production of The Miracle Man, 1919
Born	Leonidas Frank Chaney April 1, 1883 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Died	August 26, 1930 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Throat hemorrhage
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Other names	Lon Chaney Sr., The Man of a Thousand Faces
Occupation	Actor, make-up artist, director, screenwriter
Years active	1902–1930
Spouse(s)	Cleva Creighton (m. 1905; div. 1913) Hazel Hastings (m. 1915–1930) (his death)
Children	Lon Chaney Jr. (born as, Creighton Tull Chaney)